<?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">compound piers</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>grouped columns</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>piers by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>clustered columns</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clustered piers</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clustered pillars</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>columns, clustered</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>compound pier</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>compound pillars</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>piers, clustered</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>piers, compound</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pillars, clustered</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pillars, compound</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Piers composed of several engaged columns or pilasters grouped around a central core. For supports formed by three or more closely spaced columns in a group, use "grouped columns." ]]></note></mads>