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61pinnacle — /pin euh keuhl/, n., v., pinnacled, pinnacling. n. 1. a lofty peak. 2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.: the pinnacle of one s career. 3. any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock. 4. Archit. a… …
62sikhara — /shik euhr euh, shik reuh/, n. (in Indian architecture) a convexly tapering tower, capped by an amalaka. Also, sikra. [ < Skt sikhara] * * * or shikhara Tower characteristic of Hindu temples of northern India. The sikhara over the sanctuary of a… …
63steeple cup — a standing cup of the 17th century having a cover with a tall finial. [1905 10] * * * ▪ metalwork tall standing cup, the cover of which characteristically bears an obelisk finial (sometimes surmounted by a figure) that rises on scrolled… …
64South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
65Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
66All Saints Church, Haugham — Tower and spire of All Saints Church, Haugham …
67All Saints Church, Thorpe Bassett — All Saints Church, Thorpe Bassett, from the southeast …
68St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin — St Michael and St Martin s Church, Eastleach Martin …
69St Nicholas' Church, Gloucester — St Nicholas Church, Gloucester, from the southeast …
70St Nicholas' Church, Normanton — St Nicholas Church, Normanton, from the southeast …
