pinnacle

nouns

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

pinnacle

domain category

the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings

"architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

architecture

is a type of (narrower)

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, steeple

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

a lofty peak

pinnacle

is a type of (narrower)

the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

"the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top