So I am working on my second story and I a debating on the two sides of the cruciform cutting off the corners and putting statues where the corners are cut off.  I cant decide if this is a good idea or not.  Let me know if any of you have tried something like this and if looks good or not.....  here is a basic overhead view of what I am talking about.....  THe black is the basic shape of the lower level, the blue would be the second level, and the stars would be the statues......  I just cant decide if it will look too odd going from octagonal to square.....
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