Composition of stone railings —— Interpretation of the "past life" of stone railings

With the urbanization construction, stone railings in large, medium and small cities are becoming more and more common, especially in some antique places of tourist attractions. However, it is these ordinary stone railings. Do you really know its "past life"? Let Bian Xiao of Tuba Rabbit introduce you.

Stone railings are the earliest safety facilities in ancient buildings in China, which are often used on ancient bridges, such as the famous Zhao Zhouqiao. Lugouqiao, etc. The earliest stone railings in ancient times were made of wood and gradually evolved into stone railings. Nowadays, stone railings are mainly used for infrastructure construction such as parks, water conservancy and municipal administration. , and has the advantages and characteristics of antique, beautiful, anti-aging (oxidation).

Stone railings are mainly composed of columns, stigmas, fences, drums and mats. Let Bian Xiao specifically introduce the main parts of these stone railings.

1, column, which is the building structure connecting the stigma, railing, drum and pad, can be said to be the most important part of the stone railing. Whether it is an ancient building or a modern building, whether it is a wood structure or a stone structure, the column is the most important part. Among Chinese and foreign architectural structures, ancient Greek architecture is a traditional building that fully displays columns. Many people mention columns, and their first impression is columns. In fact, columns have various shapes, such as square columns, hexagonal columns, octagonal columns and so on.

2, the stigma, located at the top of the column, actually reveals the wisdom of ancient ancestors in a simple structure. There are many small details of force transmission in the design of stigma. The design of the column head not only endows the building with unique aesthetic design, but also helps the column to maintain the overall stability of the stone railing building to a certain extent.

3. The railing is the main part of the stone railing we usually see. It has the characteristics of closure and continuity. A building facility that usually acts as a fence and provides protection for pedestrians in a building to prevent pedestrians from falling or being in danger.

4. Holding drums, also known as stone drums, stone mirrors and door drums, is an important part of ancient buildings, and its main function is to stabilize building columns. In ancient times, the so-called "family status" evolved from holding drums, which also symbolized the difference between ancient status and portal. With the continuous development, the pattern of holding drums is becoming more and more complicated, which also plays a decorative role to some extent.

The cushion block is placed at the bottom of the whole stone railing building structure, which also plays a role in stabilizing the building and providing a supporting balance surface for the hidden stone railing building.

In addition to the above main parts, there are some small dispensable stone railing structures. In order to analyze and understand them, it is necessary to make a concrete investigation and analysis of a concrete stone railing building.