Those umbrella/pinecone things

[bi3mw]

To me it looks as if the individual segments have a indentation (especially in the illustration in the upper right corner of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ). During the research on another topic, I have found several monasteries south of the Caucasus region which have a unique architectural style. In the so - called "Mastara style" or "Gandzasar style" the roofs look like umbrellas


Further examples can be seen You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .