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Acropodium

An elevated pedestal bearing a statue that is raised above the substructure.
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acropodium

1. An elevated pedestal bearing a statue, particularly if raised from the substructure on supports.
2. The plinth of a statue if resting on supports.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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