President's Page: Pillars and columns: Building our future together
| Autor: | Maurice Nessim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | The Leading Edge. 40:86-87 |
| ISSN: | 1938-3789 1070-485X |
| DOI: | 10.1190/tle40020086.1 |
| Popis: | Pillars and columns, as architectural features, first came into common use in ancient Egypt as early as 2600 BC. Their purpose then, and now, was to provide essential and lasting support for important, massive structures. As pillars and columns became more visible and essential around the world, the words took on broader meanings. The word pillar is now used to describe “a person or idea regarded as reliably providing essential support for something.” A column can be defined as “a section of a magazine or newspaper devoted to a particular subject or written by a particular person.” |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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