Editing Acroterion (section)

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[[Image:Orna105-Stirnziege.png|thumb|right|Examples of acroteria]]

An '''acroterion''', '''acroterium''', (pl. '''akroteria''')<ref name=":0" /> is an [[ornament (art)|architectural ornament]] placed on a flat pedestal called the ''acroter'' or [[plinth]], and mounted at the apex or corner of the [[pediment]] of a building in the [[classical architecture|classical]] style.<ref>{{cite web |title=Acroterian|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acroterion |website=Merriam Webster}}</ref> An acroterion placed at the outer angles of the pediment is an ''acroterion angularium'' (''{{lang|la|[[wikt:angularis|angulārium]]}}'' means ‘at the corners’).

The acroterion may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, [[palmette]] or some other sculpted feature. Acroteria are also found in [[Gothic architecture]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6n4JLmyooTwC&pg=PA5 |title=Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture |last=Harris |first=Cyril M. |publisher=Courier Corporation |year=1983 |isbn=9780486244440 |page=5}}</ref> They are sometimes incorporated into furniture designs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/4232/acroterion |title=acroterion - architecture}}</ref>