You cant see the hall for the column because due to absence of the arch in ancient egypt it was difficult to span large distances with a stone.​



Blocks were put into place and as the column rose a mud ramp was built to place a higher blocks, once completed  the capital was dressed and as a mud ramp was removed so the lower blocks were dresses and decorated.

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Lotiform column- have ribbed shafts whhich represent the stems of the plant and can be topped with capitals representing either open or closed lotus buds.

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Palmiform cloumns- do not actually represent palm trees but rather eight palm fronds tied to a pole. ​



Papyrus columns- circulare or ribbed shafts. single or multistem papyrus plants​
          bell shaped or losed bud capitals​
          free standing papyriform cloumns became popular by the time of the new kingdom

          overtime the design became more stylized