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Lanterns (roof appendages)

Scope note

Windowed superstructures crowning a roof or dome, and serving to give light or air to the space below; in certain circumstances, such structures, whether they provide light or not; for small structures built on the ridges of roofs, common in American architecture, use "cupolas."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002348

Broader Terms used

<roof appendages>

Equivalent Terms used

lantern (roof appendage)

Created

13yrs ago

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