cupola
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In a starkly picturesque scene, bouquets of roses, lilies and carnations line a sidewalk, against the backdrop of the Kremlin’s red brick walls and the candy cane cupolas of St. Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021
Morgan incorporated Spanish, Italian and Moorish touches including blue-, yellow- and white-tiled cupolas that now gleam again.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021
The church, which was erected in 1896, will get a new roof, cupolas and crosses.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2020
KIEV, Ukraine — For centuries, the golden cupolas of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery and catacombs have been a refuge of tranquility and prayer in Orthodox Christianity.
From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2018
We aren’t going to the river though, we won’t see the little cupolas on the buildings down that way, white with blue and gold trim, such chaste gaiety.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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