steeples
Bell tower tops
Steeples are tall, pointed structures rising from church roofs or towers, typically topped with a spire or cross.
They serve as architectural landmarks and symbols of Christian worship, often housing bells.
The word commonly appears in descriptions of small-town landscapes: White steeples dotted the New England countryside.
To steeple one's fingers is to press the fingertips together forming a pointed shape.
spire
Tapering architectural peak
- belltowerStructure housing large chimes
- belfryTower containing bells
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
cupola · pinnacle · finial · weathervane · vane · roofline · turret · dome · gable · cross
church
Place of Christian worship
basilica · parish · sanctuary · nave · congregation · worship · bells · chimes · peal · ringing
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- Skylinesskyscrapers, New York, high-rises, towers, spires
- townscapebuildings, facades, rooftops, streets, windows
- church architecturealtar, altars, nave, naves, aisle
- churchesBaptist church, Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Baptist churches, Lutheran Church
- Alpine countrysideAlps, meadows, valleys, pastures, chalets
steeplesdomes
Vaulted rounded ceilings
onion domes · flat roofs · cupolas · rotundas · geodesic domes
steeplescrypts
Subterranean burial chambers
basements · foundations · cellars · catacombs · flat roofs
steeplesminarets
Mosque tower structures
pagodas · stupas · smokestacks
- church steeplesPointed towers on sanctuaries
steeple, steeply, steeplechase, steepled, steepling, steeplejack, steeplechaser, steeplechasers