Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Lantern
Also called a lantern light
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
St. Stanislaus RC Church, Buffalo
A tower or small turret with windows or openings for light and air, crowning a dome or cupola.
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Plymouth Methodist Church / Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum (lantern above octagonal cupola)
- Corpus Christi RC Church
- Blessed Trinity RC Church
- Holy Family Church
Other examples: