cupola
Small architectural dome
A cupola is a small dome or dome-like structure rising from a roof, often with windows to admit light or provide a lookout.
Church domes, observatories, and barns commonly feature cupolas.
In military contexts, a cupola is a rotating armored turret on a tank or warship.
Foundries use cupola furnaces—tall cylindrical structures for melting metal.
Building's protective top
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- spireTapering architectural peak
- finialDecorative top element
- weathervaneDevice showing wind direction
belvedere · clerestory · gable · cornice · pinnacle · balustrade · mansard · dormer
Secure storage chamber
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- oculusRound architectural opening
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- lanternEnclosed portable light
squinch · coffered · frescoes · curvature · semi-dome · domical · basilica · cathedral
Decorative top element
- weathervaneDevice showing wind direction
- crestingReaching the peak
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
rosette · acanthus · fretwork · gilded · copper · verdigris · patina · ironwork
Protruding fortified structure
- armorProtective combat covering
- tankLarge storage vessel
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
periscope · armored · hull · commander · machine-gun · fortification · bunker · pillbox
Pleasing distant scene
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- vantagePosition of advantage
birdseye · observation · scenic · 360-degree · sightseeing · prospect · crow's-nest · watchtower
Russian fortified complex
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
aperture · slit · retractable · planetarium · astronomical · celestial · viewing · night-sky
roof
Building's protective top
weathervane · belvedere · clerestory · gable · cornice · pinnacle · balustrade · mansard · dormer · roofline
vault
Secure storage chamber
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- oculusRound architectural opening
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
lantern · squinch · coffered · frescoes · curvature · semi-dome · domical · basilica · cathedral · apse
finial
Decorative top element
- weathervaneDevice showing wind direction
- crestingReaching the peak
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
filigree · rosette · acanthus · fretwork · gilded · copper · verdigris · patina · ironwork · decorative
turret
Protruding fortified structure
gunner · periscope · armored · hull · commander · machine-gun · fortification · bunker · pillbox · warship
vista
Pleasing distant scene
vantage · birdseye · observation · scenic · 360-degree · sightseeing · prospect · crow's-nest · watchtower · belvedere
kremlin
Russian fortified complex
telescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
stargazing · aperture · slit · retractable · planetarium · astronomical · celestial · viewing · night-sky · housing
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
casting · metalwork · chimney · industrial · forge · crucible · hearth · bellows · slag · tapping
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- barnsbarn, red barn, bank barn, dairy barn, pole barn
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- heightspeak, summit, apex, pinnacle, zenith
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
cupolabasement
Subterranean building level
cellar · foundation · crypt · undercroft · dungeon