Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Steeple
A tall ornamental structure; a tower, composed of a series of stories, diminishing in size, and topped by a small pyramid, spire or cupola.A spire is any slender pointed construction surmounting a building; generally a narrow octagonal pyramid set above a square tower
A tower is a building characterized by its relatively great height
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Westminster Presbyterian Church
- St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Other examples:
