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2. Finial - Wikipedia

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   A finial (from Latin: finis, end) [1] or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. [ 2 ] In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the apex of a dome , spire , tower , roof, or gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a ...

3. Spire - Wikipedia

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   Rhenish helm: This is a four-sided tower topped with a pyramidal roof. each of the four sides of the roof is rhomboid in form, with the long diagonal running from the apex of roof to one of the corners of the supporting tower; each side of the tower is thus topped with a gable from whose peak a ridge runs to the apex of the roof. Broach spires ...

4. Flèche (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A flèche (French:; French for 'arrow') [3] is the name given to spires in Gothic architecture. In French, the word is applied to any spire, but in English it has the technical meaning of a spirelet or spike on the rooftop of a building.

5. Chigi (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Chigi may be built directly into the roof as part of the structure, or simply attached and crossed over the gable as an ornament. The former method is believed to closer resemble its original design, and is still used in older building methods such as shinmei-zukuri , kasuga-zukuri , and taisha-zukuri .

6. Flèche faîtière - Wikipedia

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   A flèche faîtière is a French term that describes a carved rooftop spear, spire or finial that adorns houses of Melanesians in New Caledonia (the Kanak), [specify] particularly those of their chiefs. [1] [2] [3] The ceremonial carving [4] is the home of ancestral spirits and is characterized by three major components. The ancestor is ...

7. Kalasha (finial) - Wikipedia

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   A kalasha (Sanskrit: कलश, romanized: kalaśa) is a finial, generally in the form of metal or stone spire, used to top the domes of Hindu temples. [2] Kalashas as architectural feature has been used at least before the first millennium BCE and were made of terracotta and wood during this early period.