Arched Gate Pillar Stone Art

Author: He Ping
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Door Piers, stone or wooden supports at both ends of the door that bear the door hinge. Typically made of stone. They are placed beside the door frame of the main gate, like a pillow, hence also known as door pillow stones or threshold stones. They are iconic permanent structures placed at both ends of the gate towers in quadrangle entrances.