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the architectural bodyguard standing between you and a very educational fall.
name originNamed for the pomegranate flower's swelling shape.
single columnOne post alone is a baluster, not balustrade.
safety codeModern ones must stop a four-inch sphere passing.
Renaissance debutPopularized after balconies in 15th-century Italy.
false balustersOften hollow, faking stone strength with thin plaster.