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2. Finial - Wikipedia

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   A finial (from Latin: finis, end) [1] or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature. [ 2 ] In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the apex of a dome , spire , tower , roof, or gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a ...

3. Sōrin - Wikipedia

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   The most important stone pagoda having a finial is the hōkyōintō. Usually made in stone and occasionally metal or wood, hōkyōintō started to be made in their present form during the Kamakura period. Like a gorintō, they are divided in five main sections, of which the sōrin is the uppermost. [12] Its components are, from the top down ...

4. Kalasha (finial) - Wikipedia

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   A kalasha (Sanskrit: कलश, romanized: kalaśa) is a finial, generally in the form of metal or stone spire, used to top the domes of Hindu temples. [2] Kalashas as architectural feature has been used at least before the first millennium BCE and were made of terracotta and wood during this early period.

5. Alam (finial) - Wikipedia

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   [8] [5] [7] [6] [1] [9] [2] In Ottoman Turkish, the corresponding word alem means a military banner consisting of a tall pole (sap) with a silk flag or banner (sancak) topped by a metal finial (saifa). In modern Turkish, sancak can apply to the whole standard and not simply the fabric of the banner.

6. Tree-topper - Wikipedia

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   A tree-topper or treetopper is a decorative ornament placed on the top (or "crown") of a Christmas tree or Chrismon tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tree-toppers come in many forms, with the most common being a star (representing the Star of Bethlehem ) or an angel (representing the Angel Gabriel ), both from the Nativity .

7. Torah finials - Wikipedia

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   Samaritan Torah scroll, Mount Gerizim Samaritan synagogue, Mount Gerizim. The Rimmonim can be seen on top of the rollers. Torah finials or rimonim / rimmonim (Hebrew: רִמּוֹנִיִם, lit. "pomegranates"), singular: rimmon / rimon) are silver or gold finials adorning the top ends of the rollers (עצי חיים Atzei Chaim) of a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll).