spire
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A red, white and blue spire sits atop the multistory tower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
There are nearly 200 drawings in all, as well as a few objects, including the architect’s drawing table and the wooden model of the Notre-Dame spire, almost 4 feet tall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
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
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
High on top was a conical wooden roof, topped by a wooden spire.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
Vocabulary lists containing spire
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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The Haunting of Hill House
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My Life with the Chimpanzees
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