Notably adorning the Ivan the Great Bell Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral, for 10 points, name these bulbous summits of church spires, characteristic of Russian architecture and named for their resemblance to a root vegetable.
One explanation for their popularity says that they symbolize a tongue of flame reaching towards heaven, while another says that they are used alongside unusually heavy crosses which must be anchored inside. Distinguished from the Byzantine-influenced "helmet" kind, some of the most notable examples of these alternate green and red bands or have red and green stained glass on them, while the wooden Intercession at Vytegra has twenty-four of these. Notably adorning the Ivan the Great Bell Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral, for 10 points, name these bulbous summits of church spires, characteristic of Russian architecture and named for their resemblance to a root vegetable.
One explanation for their popularity says that they symbolize a tongue of flame reaching towards heaven, while another says that they are used alongside unusually heavy crosses which must be anchored inside.
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