2007-03-06 06:58:07 · 5 answers · asked by Wingy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Steeple: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
Spire: a tall, pyramidal, polygonal, or conical structure rising from a tower, turret, or roof (usually of a church) and terminating in a point
Basically, a 'spire' is referring to the roof line itself, with a longer and steeper surface than would be found on a 'steeple'.
Most people who know their structural design refer to the rectangular tower as the steeple, and the roof (including crosses, antennae, lightning rods, metal poles, etc) as the spire.
2007-03-06 08:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spires And Steeples
2016-10-16 22:47:58 · answer #2 · answered by xerxes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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A spire can just be a pole on top of a building. I do engineering, and I recently designed some anchorage for a spire on top of a dome building. The spire just looks like a big pole. A steeple is really part of the building, and can have a spire on top, but is generally associated with traditional church buildings.
2016-04-04 22:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The steeple is the tower that the spire sits on, isn't it?
2007-03-06 07:19:02 · answer #4 · answered by Whoosher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A steeple is smooth and a spire has curves, no?
2007-03-06 07:07:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋