Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Lantern
Also called a lantern light


Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy


St. Stanislaus RC Church
, Buffalo


A tower or small turret with windows or openings for light and air, crowning a dome or cupola.


Examples from Buffalo architecture:

Other examples:


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