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Relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building.
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Belvedere (structure)
0 linksArchitectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view.
Architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view.
The actual structure can be of any form or style, including a turret, a cupola, or an open gallery.
Architecture of India
0 linksRooted in its history, culture and religion.
Rooted in its history, culture and religion.
Indo-Islamic architecture style of Gujarat presages many of the architectural elements later found in Mughal architecture, including ornate mihrabs and minarets, jali (perforated screens carved in stone), and chattris (pavilions topped with cupolas).
Oculus
0 linksCircular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall.
Circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall.
Since the revival of dome construction beginning in the Italian Renaissance, open oculi have been replaced by light-transmitting cupolas and other round windows, openings, and skylights.
Caboose
0 linksCrewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train.
Crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train.
The most common caboose form in American railroad practice has a small windowed projection on the roof, called the cupola.
Roof lantern
0 linksDaylighting architectural element.
Daylighting architectural element.
More elaborate dwellings of the era showed a fondness for the roof lantern, in which the humble ceiling-window design of the skylight is elaborated into a miniature glass-paneled conservatory-style roof cupola or tower.