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Broach spires

Scope note

Octagonal spires rising from a square tower without an intervening parapet, the four angles of the tower being covered by corner segments of a pyramid seeming to penetrate the tower. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002362

Broader Terms used

spires

Equivalent Terms used

broach spire

Created

12yrs ago

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