Latina (architecture)

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For other uses, see Latina (disambiguation).

Latina is the most common type northern Indian Sikhara (tower or spire on top of a shrine), comprising a single curvilinear projection formed by superimposing horizontal slabs of stone. The two variant and more elaborate northern Indian towers; the Sekhari and the Bhumija towers are based on the Latina plan.[1]

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  1. ^ bhumija (Indian architecture). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.

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