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
Before the fire, the cathedral was already deemed to be in a state of severe disrepair, and scaffolding was in place to renovate the spire and other external parts much damaged by corrosion.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
A sparkler was already showing on the tall spire, uglies come to gossip and trade.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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