Lantern tower
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Lantern tower
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In architecture, the lantern tower is a tall construction above the junction of the four arms of a cruciform (cross-shaped) church, with openings through which light from outside can shine down to the crossing. Many lantern towers are usually octagonal, and give an extra dimension to the decorated interior of the dome. An affiliated term is the Italian tiburio, which is the lantern atop a dome. Like a lantern tower, a tiburio is often polygonal and interspersed with windows both to lighten the l
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