If a building has columns, you can call the platform or base on which a column rests a plinth. The plinth typically lies between the column and the ground.
(Arch.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of
Noun
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
n.
In classical architecture, a vertically faced member
immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest
member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a
sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are
stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column.
Plinth
(Arch.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of
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