In Italian or modern architecture, a small structure on the top of a dome, for the purpose of admitting light, for promoting ventilation, and for ornament. The name is also given to any such projection, even if it has no such openings and serves merely for decoration. Examples include:
Lantern
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APA citation. Poole, T. (1910). Lantern. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08793b.htm
MLA citation. Poole, Thomas. "Lantern." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08793b.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Michael C. Tinkler.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. October 1, 1910. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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