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Architectural element; vertical moulded shaft
A baluster (/ˈbæləstər/ ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural
Baluster
2026 play by David Lindsay-Abaire
The Balusters is a comedy play written by David Lindsay-Abaire and originally produced at Manhattan Theatre Club. It opened on Broadway in March 2026
The_Balusters
Type of drinking glass
Heavy baluster glasses or goblets (French 'balustre' = 'pomegranate flower') were popular in the period 1680–1740, and they exemplify the golden age of
Heavy_baluster_glass
Construction that bridges a large vertical distance with steps
"volute" that connects the tops of the balusters. Besides the cosmetic appeal, starting steps allow the balusters to form a wider, more stable base for
Stairs
18th-Century hand-blown glassware produced in England
collection of Heavy Balusters of various sizes. Stems have subtle knops and are lighter in form than the preceding heavy balusters. In Glass through the
Eighteenth-century English drinking glasses
Eighteenth-century_English_drinking_glasses
Wucai baluster jar and cover with overglaze enamel decoration, late Ming dynasty, Transitional period (c. 1640). Cleveland Museum of Art
Wucai
Post supporting a staircase or its handrail
and Brian corrects him by saying they are called "baluster slats". Stewie then asks if the "baluster" is the big, round thing at the bottom of the stairs
Newel
Historic house in Virginia, United States
front façade. There is a small hanging balcony with Chinese Chippendale baluster above the entrance. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Patton_Mansion
Country within the United Kingdom
basilica and architecture characterised by pilaster-strips, blank arcading, baluster shafts and triangular headed openings. After the Norman conquest in 1066
England
Room with large glass windows or walls for exposure to sunlight
Townhouse Studio apartment Architectural elements Arch Arcade Balconet Baluster Belt course Bressummer Ceiling Chimney Colonnade / Portico Column Cornice
Sunroom
Historic clubhouse in Alabama, United States
area. "With its spacious wrap-around porch enhanced by turned posts and balusters, floor to ceiling windows, and great interior details, the Governor’s
Governor's_Club
window. The steps and basement area have wrought iron railings with turned baluster standards, and small urn finials. II* Lighthouse 54°16′55″N 0°23′24″W
Listed buildings in Scarborough (Castle Ward)
Listed_buildings_in_Scarborough_(Castle_Ward)
Historic house in Virginia, United States
piers. It features a porch with flat decorative wood posts and a square baluster railing. It is one of the few surviving structures from the large number
Crockett_Springs_Cottage
period) an architecture characterised by pilaster-strips, blank arcading, baluster shafts and triangular-headed openings. Many cathedrals of England are ancient
Culture_of_England
Hallway of columns in some styles of Greek temple
ecclesial architecture, it is also used to designate the area between the baluster of a Catholic church and the high altar (what is usually called the sanctuary
Peristasis_(architecture)
2025 awards ceremony
10 each. The most-nominated Broadway productions were Ragtime and The Balusters, with eight nominations each. Ragtime won the most awards, winning five
70th_Drama_Desk_Awards
Historic house in Arkansas, United States
heavy paired brackets in the eaves, and a full-width porch with turned balusters and posts with finely detailed capitals. In addition to its locally distinctive
Bonneville_House
and a moulded entablature, a modillion cornice, and a parapet with vase balusters. The orangery is flanked by coped walls ending in two-bay pavilions in
Listed buildings in Ripley, North Yorkshire
Listed_buildings_in_Ripley,_North_Yorkshire
Bookstore in Porto, Portugal
staircase connecting to a gallery on the first floor with detailed wood balusters. Over this staircase is a large 8-by-3.5-metre (26 ft × 11 ft) stained
Livraria_Lello
Historic house in Arkansas, United States
projecting. A porch wraps around two sides, featuring elaborate spindled balusters and Ionic columns. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic
Wynne House (Fordyce, Arkansas)
Wynne_House_(Fordyce,_Arkansas)
American stage and television director
Fences (2010), A Soldier's Play (2019), Purlie Victorious (2023), and The Balusters (2026). He has also directed notable productions of Radio Golf (2007)
Kenny_Leon
Chapel originally housing the Shroud of Turin
part, placed inside a glass case protected by a golden grate. Above the baluster of the altar were placed eight putti in prayer or bearing the nails of
Chapel_of_the_Holy_Shroud
American actor
manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/the-balusters/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/cast-the-balusters-broadway-1236331889/ "Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Carl_Clemons-Hopkins
Château in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
like an inverted "T". While it features some decorative elements like a baluster and arch-shaped gallery bays, the overall design is elegant but not overly
Château_de_Laurens_Castelet
Islamic architectural element
Church – long narrow balusters which are assembled vertically Maymoni – mesh with rounded balusters in some sections and squared balusters in other areas Cross
Mashrabiya
Grade II* listed Cotswold house in Box, Wiltshire, England
hall has a depressed-arched fireplace. The dog-leg staircase has flat balusters and acorn finials. The parlour preserves a 17th-century plaster frieze
Coles_Farm
Cultural heritage site in Peru
Francisco de Toledo, and was inaugurated on 21 October 1578. It consisted of a baluster and an elevated bowl, and in it had eight pipes through which water fell
Plaza_Mayor,_Lima
Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 2023
within a quarter-mile of it to evacuate. Waves partially destroyed the balusters of Memorial Park in Jacksonville, which had been repaired following damage
Hurricane_Idalia
American musical theatre award
Rodd Cyrus, Jason Forbach, Nick Barrington, Tabitha Lawing, et. al The Balusters Marylouise Burke, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Margaret Colin, Anika Noni Rose
Dorian Award for Outstanding Broadway Ensemble
Dorian_Award_for_Outstanding_Broadway_Ensemble
Country house in Cumbria, England
staircase which is approached through limestone arches. It contains over 100 balusters, each of which is carved with a different design. Its windows contain
Holker_Hall
Barrier extending upward a wall at the edge of a roof
shoot downwards; this incline is called the superior talus. Attic style Baluster Merlon Redoubt Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Parapet" . Encyclopædia Britannica
Parapet
Imperial complex of religious buildings in Beijing, China
dragons. The numbers of various elements of the Altar, including its balusters and steps, are either the sacred number nine or its nonuples. The center
Temple_of_Heaven
Sturdy upright fixture that provides support for some other object
feet (15.24 m) along walkways, such as conveyor platforms. Stanchions (balusters or bollards) are also the upright posts inserted into the ground or floor
Stanchion
Historic building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
second floor. Interior features include an open staircase with turned balusters, pocket doors, dual fireplaces in the living and dining rooms, and an
William_O._Munsell_House
Preserved 19th-century building fragment in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
preserved, including a staircase saved by The Met Fifth Avenue, and a baluster saved by the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art. The building itself
Chicago_Stock_Exchange_Arch
consumption. Beer glassware Bottle Coffee cup Cup Dwarf ale glass Heavy baluster glass Jar Mazagran Mug Pythagorean cup Quaich Sake cup (ochoko) Stemware
List_of_glassware
American actor (born 1951)
Barrymore Theatre, Broadway 2025 Mark Twain Tonight! Mark Twain National Tour 2026 The Balusters Elliot Emerson Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway
Richard_Thomas_(actor)
sandstone, about 1,200 millimetres (47 in) high, and in the form of a baluster with a banded capital. The top and dial have been replaced. II Milepost
Listed buildings in Caverswall
Listed_buildings_in_Caverswall
Sutton) — 1596 The plate of the sundial is dated 1596 and the sandstone baluster on which it is mounted dates from the 18th century. It stands on a square
Listed buildings in Guilden Sutton
Listed_buildings_in_Guilden_Sutton
Historic church in Virginia, US
women of the parish were assigned their former pews. There is one original baluster (the second from the left end on the altar rail). The rood screen is based
St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia)
St._Luke's_Church_(Smithfield,_Virginia)
carving (Head number 29) has an original design sketched on its back of a baluster flanked by two figures holding masks. Replica carvings were made for the
Stirling_Heads
Process of renovating or making additions to one's home
Townhouse Studio apartment Architectural elements Arch Arcade Balconet Baluster Belt course Bressummer Ceiling Chimney Colonnade / Portico Column Cornice
Home_improvement
Natural number
47 characters), was completed in 1947 and contains a staircase with 47 balusters. Many Pomona alumni have deliberately inserted references to 47 into their
47_(number)
United States historic place
moldings. The main stairway features a spoked panel braced between turned balusters. Frames around the windows, doors, and fireplace have elaborately detailed
Horatio_N._Hovey_House
Building in Rouen, France
Renaissance design in their tiered structure and the stylized motifs of the baluster they crown. To replace the statues that were mostly lost during the Revolution
Rouen_Courthouse
Western cultural movement
also heavily used: flutings, pilasters (fluted and unfluted), fluted balusters (twisted and straight), columns (engaged and unengaged, sometimes replaced
Neoclassicism
Guard rail on ledges
design is built on site using pressure-treated lumber, with the vertical balusters regularly spaced to meet building code. Wood railing could be in different
Deck_railing
American theatre award for Broadway play directors
Dorian Gray Kip Williams 2026 (79th) Death of a Salesman Joe Mantello The Balusters Kenny Leon Giant Nicholas Hytner Liberation Whitney White Oedipus Robert
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
Tony_Award_for_Best_Direction_of_a_Play
Roman Catholic church in Pampanga, Philippines
symbol and is flanked by two heavily-ornamented saints' niches. Stone balusters decorate the single window on the facade, the blind windows flanking it
San Luis Gonzaga Parish Church
San_Luis_Gonzaga_Parish_Church
Historic house in New York, United States
the doors are seen consistently. The free-standing stairs have mahogany balusters and elegant brackets. A most curious detail of the staircase is the iconic
David_Crawford_House
Historic site in Brighton and Hove , United Kingdom
Jacobean. The staircase itself has mahogany rails and Gothic Revival-style balusters of cast iron. There is some stained glass bearing the date 1913. Grade
Moulsecoomb_Place
with its fortress wall, finished at the top by the lacy waist of the balusters, it would impress only by its proportions if, at the end of the long staircase
Architecture_of_Porto_Alegre
Theater in Jersey City, New Jersey, US
center staircase inspired by The Breakers grand staircase, with alabaster balusters, and brass handrails terminated with originally gaslit lamp stands. Velvet
Stanley Theater (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Stanley_Theater_(Jersey_City,_New_Jersey)
1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa
forming bands, patterns and frames around door jambs, window frames and balusters. Algiers was protected by a wall about 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) long with
Regency_of_Algiers
porch. It consists of a copper dial and gnomon set on a circular concrete baluster that dates probably from the 19th century. The dial and gnomon are now
Listed buildings in Great Sankey
Listed_buildings_in_Great_Sankey
Mansion in Canada
teasing gesture or to scare away evil spirits. Detail of a mascaron on the baluster of the first floor of the main staircase (1862) Detail of one of the overdoors
Ravenscrag,_Montreal
Town hall in Nemours, France
included a chapel for the nuns, and there was a fine staircase with wooden balusters providing access to the rooms on the upper floors. By 1686, the convent
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Nemours
Jesuit monastery complex in Minsk, Belarus
led to the upper floor, where there was a gallery with ornate turned balusters, a refectory, and living quarters. The ceilings of the palace were adorned
Jesuit_College_in_Minsk
Village in Norfolk, England
landings dates from 1726. The stair has Turned attenuated vase at the balusters and shaped tread-ends and a wide swept handrail. There are examples of
Gateley
by a freestanding column, an overhanging avant-corps, and an openwork baluster crowning the volume; Łucja and Dawid Felix House (3 Podchorążych Street)
Architecture_of_Katowice
English architecture from the mid-5th century to 1066
period, an architecture characterised by pilaster-strips, blank arcading, baluster shafts and triangular headed openings. In the last decades of the Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon_architecture
Bridge in Saskatchewan, Canada
Egyptian motifs, lamp standards, multiple flag-staffs, glazed terra-cotta balusters and buffalo heads. Although the bridge's cost was estimated at less than
Albert Memorial Bridge (Regina, Saskatchewan)
Albert_Memorial_Bridge_(Regina,_Saskatchewan)
Church in Bedfordshire, England
with marquetry panels and sounding board, a communion rail with twisted balusters, and a communion table dating from about 1700. The church has a series
Church_of_St_Mary,_Eaton_Bray
2026 theatrical awards ceremony
Original plays The Balusters Call Me Izzy Dog Day Afternoon The Fear of 13 Giant Liberation Little Bear Ridge Road Punch Original musicals Beaches The
79th_Tony_Awards
Historic house in Michigan, United States
structure. The front entrance was originally off-centered and surrounded by balusters, but these were removed with the addition of the west wing. "National
Governor Robert McClelland House
Governor_Robert_McClelland_House
Townsite in Colorado Springs, United States
well-preserved 1880s design, including a central staircase with turned balusters and decorative detailing throughout. The rehabilitation focused on stabilizing
Historic_Uptown
Hotel in Manhattan, New York
inspired by natural forms, although the St. Regis's facade contains custom balusters, consoles, keystones, and other ornaments. The ornamentation is concentrated
St._Regis_New_York
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
the outer bays. The right projection is a porch, with turned posts and balusters. The left bay is enclosed. Both the left bay and the skirt below the porch
House_at_129_High_Street
house. It is in grey sandstone, and consists of two square steps, and a baluster with a gadrooned lower part and an octagonal base and top. On the top is
Listed buildings in Ford, Shropshire
Listed_buildings_in_Ford,_Shropshire
Historic site in East Sussex, England
pilasters, narrow round-headed recesses and a frieze formed by enclosed balusters. Pevsner saw Gothic elements in the design of this section. Above the
Clock_Tower,_Brighton
Historic house in South Carolina, United States
with dormers. It features a shed-roofed front porch with cast-iron porch balusters. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. "National
John_J._Kaminer_House
Hotel in Kolkata, India
curtain‑wall glazing, while entrances and staircases feature Italian marble, Baluster‑string railings of Renaissance origin. Throughout, the building’s classical
ITC_Royal_Bengal
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
eastern side of the entry space and features a cedar balustrade with turned balusters and substantial newels. The stairwell and anterooms on both levels are
Isis_Masonic_Lodge
voussoirs, carved keystones, and balustrades. The curved approach wall has balusters, panelled pedestals, and ball finials. II Greenway Shelter, Sunnyhurst
Listed_buildings_in_Darwen
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
floor verandah and first floor balcony with timber posts and cast iron balusters and brackets. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance
Waterloo_Bay_Hotel
Ceiling light fixture
for oil may have developed into a form of chandelier that has a central baluster and branching arms. The early form of hanging lighting objects in religious
Chandelier
Historic house in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
projecting section is a porch elaborately decorated with turned posts and balusters, and a spindled valance overhead. The house was built in 1894 by Anton
Wanda_Gág_House
Palace in Venice, Italy
a large dormer window. The windows, door frames, balconies, corbels, balusters, cornice, quatrefoils, and the relief of the camel are made of Istrian
Palazzo_Mastelli_del_Cammello
Historic district in Wisconsin, United States
the parapet is decorated with carved shields, medallions, and twisted balusters. Kaiser's at 218 Sixth St is a 2-story store with a facade redone in 1928
Historic Sixth Street Business District
Historic_Sixth_Street_Business_District
Ancient school of art, especially Sculpture, in India
Reliefs are usually rather simple and consist in medallions on railings or balusters, structural elements of stone barriers or "vedikas" probably established
Art_of_Mathura
Port city in Italy
formed by 34,800 black and white tiles placed as a checkerboard and 4,100 balusters. In 1932, a gazebo for musical performances was built in the large square;
Livorno
Building in California, United States
square 'U' shape and is finished in oak handrails supported by gothic arch balusters. Upper and lower flooring is 1-inch (25 mm) blind-nailed hard pine tongue
J._Mora_Moss_House
United States historic place
porch had square posts with simple capitals, and balustrades with turned balusters. Its main roof eave was modillioned, and it had a third-floor porch set
Lars Petterson-James Reidy Three-Decker
Lars_Petterson-James_Reidy_Three-Decker
Disused school building in Wrexham, Wales
stair, located in the main entrance hall which has terrazzo treads and a baluster of cast iron. Small stairs of a similar design are present in the rears
Grove_Park_School,_Wrexham
Historic house in South Carolina, United States
supported by turned posts, with an elaborate arched spindle frieze and turned balusters. A three-story shingle clad turret, with a conical roof rises at the left
Rawl-Couch_House
United States historic place
structure, sided with clapboard, and possessing two porches with turned-baluster railings and decorative woodwork. 46°05′32″N 88°38′55″W / 46.092222°N
Iron_County_MRA
Church in Powys, Wales
Chirbury Priory at the time of the Dissolution. The altar rails have turned balusters and date from c. 1700. The Barrel Organ was made by S. Parsons of London
Trelystan
Historic house in Louisiana, United States
their strong moldings, elaborate sunburst motifs, and complex engaged balusters, the dependency's mantels are commensurate with those of a major Creole
LaBranche Plantation Dependency
LaBranche_Plantation_Dependency
American actress
She received a Tony Award nomination for the Broadway production of The Balusters in 2026. Burke was raised in Steelton, Pennsylvania, attended Lebanon
Marylouise_Burke
Church in Warwickshire, England
rails, from the late 17th century, are carried on barley sugar twist balusters. The pulpit is hexagonal and is dated 1790. Some of the benches date from
St Peter's Church, Wolfhampcote
St_Peter's_Church,_Wolfhampcote
Support rail on staircases
support in bathrooms or similar areas. Handrails are typically supported by balusters or attached to walls. Similar items not covered in this article include
Handrail
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
floor, a narrow winding stair, leading to the tower, has painted turned balusters and moulded rail. The tower overlooks, through arched openings, hipped
Woodlands,_Marburg
1736. The interior has an original 18th century staircase with turned balusters, carved brackets and column newels. The house retains some original door
Gardnor_House
Historic building in West Yorkshire, England
featuring a hall with a cantilevered stair at each end with cast-iron balusters of unusual design using geometric shapes. The interior was described as:
Wells_House,_Ilkley
on a red sandstone plinth. The building has eaves modillions, an open baluster parapet, a hipped slate roof, and a lead cupola. It has a single storey
Listed buildings in Workington
Listed_buildings_in_Workington
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
settlement. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1500. The baluster and spire were constructed after a 1897 fire. The matching church was demolished
Hem,_Netherlands
engaged Tuscan columns. The parapet has panels alternating with groups of balusters. It was the first major public bridge in England to have a flat deck.
Listed buildings in Lancaster, Lancashire (outer areas)
Listed_buildings_in_Lancaster,_Lancashire_(outer_areas)
with an entablature containing a frieze, a cornice and a parapet of vase balusters. The windows are sashes, and at the top of the building is a cornice with
Grade II listed buildings in Chester (east)
Grade_II_listed_buildings_in_Chester_(east)
Crypt in Gaeta, Italy
including flowers in lapis lazuli and nacre; the parapet is supported by balusters in red Palermo breccia and small pillars that, on the front, have inlaid
Crypt_of_Saint_Erasmus
vermiculated stone, and have end buttresses. The balustrade has vase balusters and a moulded rail. It contains square piers with sunk panels and flat
Listed buildings in West Bretton
Listed_buildings_in_West_Bretton
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Indian, Telugu
Goodwill of People
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of Slovenian Tuš, probably a derivative from the personal name Tomaž (see Thomas). It is found in eastern Slovenia. Compare Tosh.English
Americanized spelling of Slovenian Tuš, probably a derivative from the personal name Tomaž (see Thomas). It is found in eastern Slovenia. Compare Tosh.English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Scottish Tosh.
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Native American
Native American Cheyenne name HESKOVIZENAKO means "porcupine bear."
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Latin
A Sabine.
Male
Greek
(ΚαπανεÏÏ‚) Greek name KAPANEUS means "arrogant." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Seven Against Thebes. He is said to have had a body of immense size and strength, but he was notoriously arrogant and was eventually struck and killed by a thunderbolt sent by Zeus. His wife Euadne committed suicide by throwing herself on his funeral pyre.Â
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Greek American
Loving. Can also be a Leafy foliage; green bough.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Emery.The poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) was born in Boston of a line on his father’s side that can be traced back through preachers to the first colonial generation. The name Emerson was brought over from England independently by various other people, including a Thomas Emerson who settled at Ipswich, MA, in about 1636.
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(×‘Ö¼Ö¸× Ö´×™) Anglicized form of Hebrew Baniy, BANI means "built." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of David's warriors.
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Muslim/Islamic
Reminder
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Arabic, Muslim
Arcturus - Brightest Star
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n.
A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc.
n.
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
n.
A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade.
a.
Having balusters.