It had great roof ornaments, acroteria, in the form of victory figures, Nikai, alighting as if descending from heaven. And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, made of gold ...

The pedestals supporting the base of the large urns are called acroteria. Chastely draped cherubs look down from above on both the Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Place sides, sitting amidst acanthus ...

Caryatids were commonly found in the Ionic order and were named after the city of Caryae. Acroteria are decorative elements placed on the corners of pediments, as well as on the corners of roofs.

It was later moved to its present position in St Andrew's chapel. The white marble tablet with decoration of acroteria on a black marble ground is by sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott. The inscription ...