Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose:
— The buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative.

synonyms: cosmetic, ornamental.

Roget 847: ornamented, beautified etc. v.; ornate, rich, gilt, begilt^†, tesselated, festooned; champleve [Fr.], cloisonne, topiary.    smart, gay, trickly^†, flowery, glittering; new gilt, new spangled; fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a fivepence^†, fine as a carrot fresh scraped; pranked out, bedight^†, well-groomed.    in full dress etc. (fashion) 852; dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed to advantage; in Sunday best, en grand tenue [Fr.], en grande toilette [Fr.]; in best bib and tucker, endimanche [Fr.].    showy, flashy; gaudy etc. (vulgar) 851; garish, gairish^†; gorgeous.    ornamental, decorative; becoming etc. (accordant) 23.    ... show more

Polish: dekoracyjny, ozdobny