Pinnacle
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A pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pin
Pinnacles, studded with crockets, on King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
Ornamental pinnacles of Milan Cathedral
Architectural drawing of a Neo-Gothic flying buttress with pinnacles for the late 19th-century Votive Church in Vienna.
Pinnacles with statues on the roof of Milan Cathedral
Buttress
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A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of pr
Pinnacle
…A pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire. It was…
Buttresses of Miag-ao Church, Philippines
A buttress and a flying buttress, mostly concealed, supporting walls at the Palace of Westminster
Buttress at Our Saviour's Chapel, Żejtun, Malta
Façade buttresses at Milan Cathedral, Italy