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Needle spires, delicately thin in their taper, are usually made of lead.
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
Illustration above: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Samuel F. Pratt Monument, Forest Lawn Cemetery ...
Needle spire: thin spire rising from the centre of a tower roof, well inside the parapet.SpireletSlender spire on the ridge of a roof. Also called a fleche.
 See also: Pyramid, Spire, Parapet, Tower, Vault
  
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