Pekada
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Pekada
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Pekada, or pekadaya, are the decorative wooden pillar heads/brackets at the top of a stone or wooden column, known as kapa, supporting a beam or dandu. It is a unique feature of Kandyan architecture. The pekada is a cubic intermediate structural element in joinery and the interface between a beam and a column, which transfers the load from the roof to the ground. It is a separately carved
capital or bracket which intervenes between a pillar and a beam which it is to carry. The pekada is made of
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2022-12-13T17:59:26Z
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