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Pinnacles
A terminal ornament found on roofs, buttresses, or other high points. Generally, pinnacles terminate in a cone, pyramid, or a gable. Pinnacles rise above the roof of a building or cap a tower, buttress, or other projecting part of the building.
LEFT: Rectangular pinnacle capped by a pyramid - example
RIGHT: Cylindrical pinnacle capped by a cone - example
 
LEFT: Rectangular pinnacle capped by a pyramid - geometry
RIGHT: Cylindrical pinnacle capped by a cone - geometry
 
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