{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.lantern-tower","code":"thing-q785456","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q785456/","name":"lantern tower","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.BLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A tower rising above the crossing of a church or other building, with windows in its upper stage that admit light into the space below, as in the crossing towers of Ely Cathedral s octagon, Norman and Gothic churches of England, Normandy and Spain, where the Spanish cimborrio is a related form; lantern towers are distinct from lanterns crowning domes and from bell towers.","purpose":"Let an agent explain lantern towers, relay their structure, function and examples from architectural history sources, describe regional forms, and distinguish lantern towers from dome lanterns, bell towers, spires and cimborrios.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Admits light","Over crossing","Open to interior","Medieval"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a lantern tower is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a lantern tower, and how does it differ from a dome lantern, bell tower, spire and cimborrio?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about the element, a building or engineering?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"examples","name":"Examples","description":"Examples.","findings":[{"id":"examples-finding","name":"Examples","description":"Examples.","questions":[{"text":"What are notable lantern towers, such as Ely s Octagon?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific building?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"architecture","name":"Architecture","description":"Architecture.","layers":[{"id":"structure","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","findings":[{"id":"structure-finding","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","questions":[{"text":"How are lantern towers supported on crossing piers, and why did some collapse?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"light","name":"Light","description":"Light and space.","findings":[{"id":"light-finding","name":"Light","description":"Light.","questions":[{"text":"How do lantern towers shape light in the interior?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"regions","name":"Regions","description":"Regional forms.","layers":[{"id":"england","name":"England","description":"England and Normandy.","findings":[{"id":"england-finding","name":"England","description":"England.","questions":[{"text":"How were lantern towers used in Norman and English Gothic churches?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits English Gothic architecture?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"spain","name":"Spain","description":"Spain.","findings":[{"id":"spain-finding","name":"Spain","description":"Spain.","questions":[{"text":"What is the Spanish cimborrio?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits cimborrio?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Conservation.","layers":[{"id":"conservation","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","findings":[{"id":"conservation-finding","name":"Conservation","description":"Conservation.","questions":[{"text":"How are lantern towers conserved and monitored?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits building conservation?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"terms","name":"Terms","description":"Terms.","findings":[{"id":"terms-finding","name":"Terms","description":"Terms.","questions":[{"text":"How are crossing tower terms used in architectural glossaries?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits crossing (architecture)?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain lantern towers, citing architectural history.","Distinguish them from dome lanterns and bell towers."],"mustNot":["Encourage climbing or access to unsafe parts of historic towers.","Misidentify a tower type without evidence.","Disturb worship in the church below."],"requiresHuman":["Approving structural interventions on a historic tower."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Crossing towers have collapsed; 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