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The Sculptor's Chisel

Fluted Column

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Fluting in architecture consists of shallow grooves running along a surface. The term typically refers to the grooves running vertically on a column shaft or a pilaster, but need not necessarily be restricted to those two applications. If the hollowing out of material meets in a point, the point is called an arris.

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