What is "stogastulpis"

Stogastulpis is a traditional Lithuanian ethnographic architecture element. Name stogastulpis is made from two words - stogas, which means roof, and stulpas, which means pillar. It is a common pillar type sculpture with one or several layers of stylized roofs and traditional ornaments in-between. Most common ornaments is traditional sun ( Saulė), bells, wreaths. Sometimes religious symbols is also used. Stogastulpis is also often used as memorial architectural element.