parastas

parastas

1. The end of a wall, terminating in an anta, such as that enclosing the pronaos of a temple.
2. A pedestal-like wall, as the abutment of the end of a monumental stairway.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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