What are these Greek rectangular projections from the wall? (fake columns)

What are these Greek rectangular projections from the wall? (fake columns)

• A. Engaged columns
• B. Columns
• C. Pilasters
• D. Buttresses

Answer: (C)

Pilasters are flat, rectangular projections that appear like a column but are attached to the wall. They mimic the vertical rhythm of true columns while staying shallow and decorative, with a base and capital that echo column design. This makes them distinct from actual freestanding columns and from buttresses, which are structural supports that push out from a wall to resist weight or lateral thrust. Engaged columns are columns partially embedded in the wall and typically more three‑dimensional in form, whereas these Greek rectangular projections are the flatter, wall‑attached pilasters that read as “fake” columns in classical and Greek-inspired architecture.

Pilasters are flat, rectangular projections that appear like a column but are attached to the wall. They mimic the vertical rhythm of true columns while staying shallow and decorative, with a base and capital that echo column design. This makes them distinct from actual freestanding columns and from buttresses, which are structural supports that push out from a wall to resist weight or lateral thrust. Engaged columns are columns partially embedded in the wall and typically more three‑dimensional in form, whereas these Greek rectangular projections are the flatter, wall‑attached pilasters that read as “fake” columns in classical and Greek-inspired architecture.