drum

(noun)

in architecture, the encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola; any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar

Related Terms

Examples of drum in the following topics:

  • Masks in the Kalabari Kingdom

    • Central to the festivities is the role of masquerades, in which men wearing elaborate outfits and carved masks dance to the beat of drums and manifest the influence of the water spirits through the quality and intensity of their dancing.

  • Fon

    • Funerals (and anniversaries of deaths) are among the most important cultural events, with mourning activities including drumming and dancing often lasting for days.
    • Practice can involve drumming to induce possession by one of these gods or spirits.

  • New Guinean Wood Carvings

    • Elaborate carvings often took the form of sculptures, masks, canoes, drums, and storyboards, with many held today in overseas museums.

  • Mughal Dynasty

    • Its height of around 115 feet is about the same as the length of the base, and is accentuated as it sits on a cylindrical "drum" which is roughly 23 feet high.

  • Painting in the Romantic Period

    • The key generation of French Romantics born between 1795–1805, in the words of Alfred de Vigny, had been "conceived between battles, attended school to the rolling of drums".

  • Architecture and Urban Planning under the Ming Dynasty

    • To the north, it extends through Jingshan Hill to the Bell and Drum Towers.

  • The Java Culture

    • A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Java and Bali, that features a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, kendang (drums), gongs, bamboo flutes, and bowed and plucked strings.

  • Architecture under the Nervan-Antonines

    • The cylindrical drum on which the dome rests consists of hollowed-out brick filled with concrete for extra reinforcement.