1.   Gunfire crackled down the narrow streets and black smoke billowed across the tiled cupolas and towering spires of mosques and churches several centuries old.

2.   The patterns she creates are an endowment from spider woman, she says, a mythological figure who Navajos believe resides on a towering spire in Canyon de Chelly.

3.   The site is incredibly beautiful, with views of towering red spires and cream-colored sandstone bluffs dotted with evergreens.

4.   The new Parliament, a huge building notable for its grass roof and towering spire, dominates Capital Hill and is the centerpiece of a significant tourism industry.

5.   The stolid Hall of Justice is to the north and the towering spires of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity are on the south.