Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Cupola
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A dome, usually small, topping a roof or turretSometimes topped with a lantern
Latin: "cupa" = cup. A cupola is a spherical roof, placed like an inverted cup over a circular, square or multangular apartment
One type of cupola is a belvedere
Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Beaux Arts Classicism, Classical Revival, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Neoclassicism, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire
See Just What IS a Cupola Anyway?
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: St. Casimer RC Church
- St. Vincent De Paul RC Church
- Blessed Trinity Church - octagonal
- 547 Franklin - belvedere
- Buffalo Lighthouse
- Grover Cleveland High School
- Hoag Lumber/Bernhardt Funeral Home - belvedere
- Brendel House - belvedere
- 841 Delaware Avenue - belvedere
- Plymouth Methodist Church / Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
- Hayes Hall
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church
Other examples:
