spire
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Barcelona stretched out in every direction, a mosaic of old stone, glass and spire, Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia standing like an undone sentry among the rest.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025
When the spire fell through the stone vault below, it caused other vaults to fall, alarmingly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Exiting Raffles onto the busy road, I noticed across the street the spire of a snow-white Gothic chapel with stained glass windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
The medieval cathedral has been closed since a major fire tore through it in 2019, destroying its stained-glass windows and wooden interiors before toppling its spire.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
I can see the church now, the onion on the spire, the pews, the stained-glass windows.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing spire
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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