The packfast was a tall edifice built upon limestone headland overlooking the confluence of the forks of the Hainlin.

The 404-foot spire was one of the tallest edifices in the known world when it was constructed toward the end of the 13th century.

Opposite and at some distance across the roofs of lower buildings, the girls saw a tall edifice, the long upper story of which seemed to be a dancing hall.

The massive courtyard was surrounded by tall steel-and-glass edifices, and the sky had a faint amber glow.

One the King's Head, is a tiny ancient building with a thatched roof nestling between two far taller and more modern edifices.

It was the tallest edifice in Tenochtitlan, dominating the city.

In the distance a tall edifice swayed from side to side as if caught in a violent wind.

Domus Universitatis (1615), for centuries the tallest edifice in Mainz.

The house itself was huge and bathed in light - a great tall oblong edifice in gray stone.

Matthias, Jess and Cheek stood atop the tall edifice, looking down at the tree in the distance.