Also means
cupola
Usage Note
Kuppel is feminine and names a rounded roof crowning churches and parliaments; the glass Reichstagskuppel is famous. A small one atop a roof may be a Laterne or Türmchen.
Examples
"Die vergoldete Kuppel glänzt in der Sonne."
Natural Translation
The gilded dome gleams in the sun.
Literal Translation
The gilded dome gleams in the sun.

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