Spot the Frippet: podium.

This is probably the most commonly recognised type of  podium:


Sergei Kozyrev (RUS) Amir Hossein Zare (IRI) and Ahmed Mahmoud Khalil (EGY), wrestlers. Buenos Aires, 2018. Photo by Gastón Cuello


and they can be found in various different types of venue:


Israeli orchestra, soloist He Yemo. The conductor He Xuntian is on the podium. Photo by Xmly

(NB: a column with a book rest on top is, strictly speaking, not a podium at all, but a lectern. I understand that in America, however, usage has progressed too far to insist on this).

There are also architectural podiums:


The Maison Carrée is standing on one in, Nimes, AD 4 -  7  

and anatomical ones, like each tube foot of a starfish:




So: which type of podium is closest to you now?

Spot the Frippet: podium. This word comes from the Greek podion, which means little foot.