Historically also called a compass roof.
Old roof styles.
Bow roof rainbow gothic gothic arch and ship s bottom roof.
Conical roof or cone roof.
Compare with bell cast eaves.
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Today mansard style roofs are occasionally used in one and two story apartment buildings restaurants and neo eclectic houses.
In the united states second empire or mansard was a victorian style popular from the 1860s through the 1880s.
The a frame is very easy to identify.
Most flat roofs are not really 100 flat but rather they are low sloped roofs that appear flat but have a little.
Circular bell roof bell shaped ogee philibert de l orme roof.
The roof might be straight sided convex or concave and broken by dormers.
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The term gable refers to the triangular shape that is formed when the two pitched areas of your.
The pale gray metal finish on this standing seam roof offers a welcome contrast to the textured.
Onion dome or rather an imperial roof.
These houses often had slate roofs which might be ornamented with multi color slates arranged in patterns.
Decorative iron roof cresting goes hand in hand with the style.
Turret top left.
De l orme also used bow roofs see below.