Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Components (hierarchy name)
4. components (objects parts)
5. [components by specific context]
6. building divisions
7. towers (building divisions)

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Components
4. components
5. components by specific context
6. architectural elements
7. architectural elements by building type
8. religious building fixtures
9. Indian religious building fixtures
10. Hindu religious building fixtures

Narrower term/s

• gajapṛṣṭha
• cāpākāra
• rudracchanda
• caturkhaṇḍa rēkhā
• caturbhūma
• rēkhāśikhara
• Latina
• karkara-śikhara
• Viṣṇucchanda
• Viṣṇucchanda śikhara
• sabhākāra
• Brahmacchanda
• aṣṭabhūma
• śālākāra
• śālā-śikhara
• sabhāśikhara

Anotations

Scope note:

In the temple architecture of India, towers or spires, usually tapering in a convex curve in a crowning cupola-like roof of superstructure. Includes towers, spires (North India); crowning domes (South India); crowning cupolas (in case of Drāviḍa vimānas); Types: Brahmacchandra (Caturasra), Viṣṇucchandra (Aṣṭāsra), Rudracchanda (Vṛtta), Gajapṛṣṭha (apsidai), Sabhākāra, Śālākāra (wagon-Vault); also north Indian Nāgara/Bhūmija temple’s superstructure