Answer: pillars

AnswerCrossword Clue
PILLARSMainstays
PILLARSCommunity VIPs
PILLARSBuilding supports
PILLARSColumns
PILLARSFeature of the Lincoln Memorial.
PILLARS"The Seven ... of Wisdom"
PILLARSOnes standing around monuments?
PILLARSArcade supports
PILLARSIslam has five
pillarsA tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument
pillarsSomething shaped like such a structure
pillarsA person or thing regarded as reliably providing essential support for something