Finial
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A finial or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature.
Finial of the dome of the Taj Mahal
Kalasha finials on top of a gopuram
A slate roof in Syrrako (Greece), built with a curved valley layout and finials on top.
French Imperial Eagle finial on a regiment banner of the Grande Armée
Gothic Revival architecture
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Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in
Finial
…off the end of a straight rod. Curtain rod finials can be seen to act much like a barometer of public taste. Many designs hark back to the Gothic and Neogothic of architectural finials, while other contemporary finials reflect minimalist, Art Nouveau, and other traditional styles of decor. The use of different…
Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk in Ostend (Belgium), built between 1899 and 1908
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Tom Tower, Oxford, by Sir Christopher Wren 1681–1682, to match the Tudor surroundings
Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk by Johann Santini Aichel (around 1720), Czech Republic, historic Moravia