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Crowning of Lantern in Cupola

DECORATIVE n5r · p.201
Crowning of Lantern in Cupola
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Architectural ornament: the lantern crowning the temple cupola, with bells and decorative finial.

In the Narrative

The crowning element of the temple dome, completing the architectural description from foundation to apex.

Source: LLM_ASSISTED · HIGH