Research Results For 'Finial'

FINIAL

Finial is a term used in Gothic architecture to describe the ornamental top of a gable, pinnacle, minaret, buttress or spire. The earliest finials, in the later half of the 10th century, were representations of bunches of leaves; but later developments of the same period are marked by greater elaboration.
In scaffolding, a finial is a fitting designed to hold a horizontal tube directly above the vertical tubes so as to form a guard rail or barrier. Finials are available in both fixed, for making right-angled joints and swivelling for producing joints at other angles.
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HIP KNOB

In architecture a hip knob is a finial, ball, or other ornament at the intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge.
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TOPE

A tope (stupa, chorten) is a structure erected by Buddhist monks for the preservation of sacred relics. Topes are built of solid masonry in some cases, and of loose stones in others; have sometimes a spherical base, in other instances a polygonal one, though a few are circular, and are generally crowned by a finial called a tee.. They abound in Central India, in Kashmir and the Indus Valley and in Sri Lanka where they are called 'dagobas'. When a dagoba has a definite commemorative purpose, it is known as a Stupa. Topes are generally enclosed within a stone railing or other barrier.
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