Sentence examples for spire over from inspiring English sources

He proposed a 400-foot spire over a Lady chapel at the east end of the cathedral on Madison Avenue.

Mr. Silverstein and Mr. Childs have considered a more conventional, and less expensive, option: centering the spire over the office building itself.

The pagoda still towers over the skyline today, a 326-foot-tall bell-shaped spire over 1,500 years old, gilded in layer after layer of precious metals and set with over 5,000 diamonds and other gems.

Parsurameswar Temple has a vimana, the sanctum, and a bada, the curvilinear spire over its roof, rising to a height of 40.25 feet.

My relationship with Spire isn't over, but it no longer takes precedence over Instagram.

The sight of the Empire State Building, its shiny spire peeking over the jagged suburban landscape, set his heart racing.

Its spire towers over the city and is magnificent to behold.

It was no small-fry backyard flight – the sheer-granite spire rises over 19,685 feet (6,000 meters) above sea level near the northern side of the Baltoro Glacier.

Coupled with the natural terrain of the land, the top of the spire reaches over 500 feet above sea level, making it the highest point in the metropolitan borough and one of the highest churches in England; it is visible for several miles in all directions, making it a prominent landmark and sea mark.

A 2009 guide to the buildings of the region describes the building as "a Victorian estate church with its needle spire rising over trees", which it says is "disproportionately tall", and adds that it was "one of Kennedy's better works".

After: dormitory spires peeking over a crimson-roofed boathouse and the glistening river.