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Architecture
Shrines
Also futabashira torii 二柱鳥居. A generic name for a Shinto gate *torii 鳥居 that has straight horizontal members. The simplest type of torii comprised of four circular members: two pillars normally set perpendicular to the ground but sometimes with slight inward incline *uchikorobi 内転; a top lintel *kasagi 笠木; and a tie beam *nuki 貫, inserted into the pillars. Until fairly recently the pillars were embedded into the ground *hottatebashira 堀立柱, to a depth of about 7 feet to insure stability.
