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<p>A <b>column</b> or <b>pillar</b> in <a href="page.php?w=architecture">architecture</a> and <a href="page.php?w=structural_engineering">structural engineering</a> is a structural element that transmits, through <a href="page.php?w=compression_%28physical%29">compression</a>, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a <a href="page.php?w=compression_member">compression member</a>. The term column applies especially to a large round support (the shaft of the column) with a <a href="page.php?w=capital_%28architecture%29">capital</a></p><p>
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