Baluster
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A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as
Stone balusters in the Basilica of San Zeno, Verona (constructed 967–1398 AD)
The term derives from the swelling form of the half-open flower of Punica granatum, in Italian balaustra
Glass and stainless steel balustrades in the Daylit Gallery of the V&A Museum, London, UK
A vasiform balustrade crowns Michelangelo's Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Campidoglio, Rome
Parapet
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A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word derives from the Italian parapetto. Where extending above a r
Baluster
…A baluster ( ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and…
The crenellated parapet on a bastion of Kyrenia Castle, Cyprus
A parapet surrounds a New York City rooftop, shielding the HVAC and water tank and supporting the glass guardrails.
Elaborate parapets flank the roof of King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
A modern parapet with integrated lighting functions as a guard rail along the BP Pedestrian Bridge in Chicago