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The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively emphasise the apex of a gable, or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Smaller sized finials can be used as a decorative ornament on the ends of curtain rods or applied to chairs and furniture. These are frequently seen on top of bed posts or clocks. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (908x1448, 411 KB) Florão (Câmara Municipal de Aachen, Alemanha): Pormenor de conjunto escultórico. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (908x1448, 411 KB) Florão (Câmara Municipal de Aachen, Alemanha): Pormenor de conjunto escultórico. ...
Aachen, Dutch Aken, French Aix-la-Chapelle, Spanish Aquisgrán, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany. ...
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Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (Paris, January 27, 1814 - Lausanne 1879) was a French architect, famous for his restorations of medieval buildings. ...
The finial can also function as a lightning rod, and was once believed to act as a deterrent to witches on broomsticks attempting to land on one's roof. On making her final landing approach to a roof, the witch, spotting the obstructing finial, was forced to sheer off and land elsewhere. An example of a standard, pointed-tip air terminal A lightning rod (or lightning protector) is a metal strip or rod, usually of copper or similar conductive material, used as part of lightning safety to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a building or the mast...
Flagpoles A "ball-style" finial is commonly mounted to the top of a stationary flagpole. This is sometimes (mistakenly) called a "truck", which is the mechanism that connects the finial to the pole. An urban legend says the ball contains a razor, lighter, and flare. According to the legend, the items were meant to be used to destroy the flag. A related and less pleasant version says the finial should have a bullet, knife, and matches so the last surviving soldier can continue fighting (with the knife), and if need be destroy the flag with matches (to prevent it from being captured), and take his own life with the bullet. A flag is a piece of cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually intended for signaling or identification. ...
Urban legends are a kind of modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them (see rumor). ...
Straw Animals on the Ridges of Thatched Cottages Finial is also a term given to makers of straw animals for the ridges of thatched cottages. Finial maker is the term given to the artizan that makes the straw animal. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (270x675, 22 KB) Osborne Wood Products, Inc. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (270x675, 22 KB) Osborne Wood Products, Inc. ...
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