Buttresses

Support pillars at the choir of St. Marien (Plau)

The supporting pillar is a structural element made of wood, stone, metal or concrete with a supporting function for other structural elements resting on it.

Support pillars are used as bridge piers (river piers , dividing pillars ), buttresses , as corner pillars integrated into a wall corner or as wall pillars integrated into a wall similar to a pilaster .

See also

• pier
• support

Individual evidence

1. ^ Meaning of the word in "Duden", accessed on September 24, 2013