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  • Obelisk
  • Oculus
  • Ormolu
  • Osiride Column

SpotlightsAn Egyptian monument with a tall, tapering shaft of stone with a pyramidal top. – A tapering shaft with four sides (ie.  Washington monument).

The round opening in a vault to let in light. Derived from the Latin word for “eye”.

Brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture.

Osiride ColumnsThis type of pillar is engaged, meaning that it is part of anther architectural element.  It usually takes the form of a statue of the god Osiris on the pillar’s front surface.