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Also known as Y-column, Y-shaped column, structural column, column drum, architectural column, pillar, Column

thumb|right|upright=1|National Capitol Columns at the [[United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.]] thumb|right|upright=1|Columns of the Parliament House, Helsinki|Parliament House in [[Helsinki, Finland]] thumb|right|upright=1|Column of the Gordon Monument in Waterloo. A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. The term column applies especially to a large round support (the shaft of t

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A column is a vertical structural element in buildings that supports the weight of the structure above it by transmitting that weight downward through compression. Columns are important because they allow architects and engineers to design buildings with open interior spaces while safely distributing heavy loads to the foundation below.

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