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A pilaster is a column like projection that is still attached to a wall.

A Corinthian pilaster is one in the Corinthian style or order, which is a style of Ancient Greek column which has a large capital (top) in a shape like an inverted bell that features acanthus leaves, and above these four equally spaced scrolls, palm leaves or lotus leaves. The column is relatively slender and has vertical curved grooves with flat bands between them. The column has a base that is visually a circular platform simply decorated by an ogee like curved profile.

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