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1977:Great Spires: Skyscrapers of the New Jerusalem
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1859:"Salisbury, Wiltshire"
1672:List of twisted spires
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278:Salisbury Cathedral
259:Lichfield Cathedral
239:St Columba, Cologne
231:Notre-Dame de Paris
227:Salisbury Cathedral
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1171:Saudi Arabia
1028:Kuala Lumpur
964:Burj Khalifa
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2148:Tented roof
2133:Saddle roof
2128:Ridged roof
2088:Gablet roof
2048:Bochka roof
2038:Barrel roof
2033:Arched roof
2025:Roof shapes
1186:Landmark 81
1001:Merdeka 118
849:(1352–1521)
832:Ulm Minster
785:Ulm Minster
779:Scandinavia
753:Elizabeth I
617:Clad spires
573:Ulm Minster
317:Crown spire
196:Old English
48:Before the
2343:Categories
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2293:Roof truss
2288:Roof tiles
2278:Roof ridge
2258:Ridge vent
2218:Green roof
2108:Onion dome
2083:Gable roof
2063:Clerestory
2043:Board roof
1940:2017-12-14
1913:2020-05-21
1873:2019-05-14
1829:2012-09-09
1809:2020-05-27
1760:2020-05-27
1693:References
1637:SADA Tower
1630:Alor Setar
1409:Completed
1260:Taipei 101
949:Completed
529:PetrĂłpolis
508:rib vaults
448:buttresses
354:Splay-foot
54:Taipei 101
2143:Shed roof
2078:Flat roof
1961:15 August
1641:Completed
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1301:Completed
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815:Barcelona
487:pinnacles
473:Pinnacles
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421:crossings
182:Etymology
170:spirelets
158:pinnacles
125:brickwork
121:stonework
117:pyramidal
106:polygonal
88:Spire of
2303:Skylight
2273:Roofline
2208:Flashing
2183:Catslide
2103:Hip roof
2053:Bow roof
1867:Archived
1781:"flèche"
1657:Pinnacle
1651:See also
1625:Malaysia
1556:Shanghai
1393:Malaysia
1023:Malaysia
952:Country
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640:rhomboid
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457:for the
444:crockets
434:and the
413:spirelet
293:openwork
235:broaches
102:steeples
2188:Chimney
1732:"spire"
1250:Jakarta
1208:Vietnam
726:Baroque
440:tracery
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366:Flèches
341:parapet
243:dormers
175:flèches
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129:timber
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39:Speyer
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2233:Joist
2213:Gable
2203:Eaves
2178:Attic
2017:Roofs
1644:2016
1551:China
1482:Dubai
1445:Dubai
1319:China
1176:Mecca
991:Dubai
955:City
940:Name
937:Rank
643:roof.
417:spike
360:eaves
323:crown
198:word
172:, or
143:, or
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2073:Dome
1963:2010
1798:ISBN
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1344:1931
1307:1990
1270:2004
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1196:2018
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1122:2009
1085:2019
1048:2014
1011:2021
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