A decorative [[pillar]], most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.

For our tagging purposes the important parts are the presence of a capital (the decorative upper end) and/or base (decorative bottom end).

If the image has a [[pillar]] with a decorative upper or bottom end, it's a [[column]]. 

If the image lacks those features, then it's a [[pillar]].

h4. See also

* [[arch]]
* [[architecture]]
* [[colonnade]]
* [[pillar]]
* Topic #6719: Column and Pillar Tags

h4. External link

* "Dictionary.com: Column":http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/column