Finial

[2] In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the apex of a dome, spire, tower, roof, or gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure.

Decorative finials are also commonly used to fasten lampshades, and as an ornamental element at the end of the handles of souvenir spoons.

[5] In Malacca, Malaysia, there are 38 mosques with traditional roof finials, with layered and crown-shaped designs, which are known as Makhota Atap Masjid.

chhatra; Pali: chhatta) tiers have cosmological significance as representing the realms of heavens or the trunk of a cosmic tree.

[9] In the Dravidian style of temple architecture, the kalasha is placed on top of a dome with an inverted lotus flower shape in between.

[11] Finials are decorative elements in a variety of American domestic architectural styles, including French colonial, Georgian, Victorian, and Romanesque Revival.

A folklore tradition in the eastern United States portrays finials as discouraging witches on broomsticks from landing locally.

During the various dynasties in China, a finial was worn on the tops of the hats civil or military officials wore during formal court ceremonies.