architectural ornament
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For that shot, we positioned this architectural ornament exactly behind Stanton as if rays of light are coming out of his head like he’s a saint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022
This architectural gem is a rare example of tequitqui style, which shows the influence of indigenous Indian craftsmen on Spanish baroque architectural ornament.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2018
Rather, it is a publicly owned private space, an outdoor showroom and storage area for Allan Reiver’s Elizabeth Street Gallery, which deals in antiques and architectural ornament.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2015
Levester Williams contributes a white egg shape recessed into a notch in a white wall, perhaps a crypt from a miniature catacombs or simply a minimalist architectural ornament.
From Washington Post • May 28, 2015
A dome is, on the outside, an ugly and heavy object to the view; and therefore gilding, or what is better, architectural ornament, like that left incomplete at Florence, is well employed on a dome.
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby
