Stogastulpis

Stogastulpis in Jonava.

Stogastulpis is a traditional Lithuanian ethnographic architecture element. Name stogastulpis is made from two words - stogas, which means roof, and stulpas, which means pillar. It is a common pillar type sculpture with one or several layers of stylized roofs and traditional ornaments in-between.[1] Most common ornaments is traditional sun (Saulė), bells, wreaths.[2] Sometimes religious symbols is also used. Stogastulpis is also often used as memorial architectural element.[3]

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