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Article: A CUPOLA ADDS INTEREST TO THE SKYLINE.(At Home)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 25, 2007
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Byline: Mary Ellen Slayter, Washington Post
Looking for a way to elevate the design of your house, barn or even a little garden shed? One time-honored way is to top it with a cupola of appropriate scale and design.
A cupola is generally defined as an ornamental structure, sometimes dome-shaped or simply four-sided, that sits on top of a larger building. If it can be reached by a stairway inside, it's sometimes called a belvedere or a widow's walk. Some cupolas, called lanterns, have small windows that illuminate the areas below, sort of like vertical skylights.
Cupolas are found on a wide range of buildings, from simple barns to the grandest of ...