<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">posts</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>[posts by form]</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>[posts by location or context]</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>postholes</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>piers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>columns</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>supporting and resisting elements</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>pillars</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>post</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In architecture or other construction, refers to stiff, vertical, relatively isolated members of considerable length. Posts are typically round, square, or rectangular in cross-section and are used in building as supports for a superstructure or to provide a firm point of lateral attachment. They are characteristically relatively undecorated and made of a single timber, but may be made of stone, metal, another material, or composite materials. The term is particularly used for any main vertical support in a timber frame structure. For square uprights in classical style, and for square and rectangular masonry uprights, use "piers (supporting elements)"; for most cylindrical uprights, and for all uprights in steel and concrete frames, use "columns (architectural elements)." ]]></note></mads>