2-Art-Architecture-Building Parts-Roof

crenel

battlement {crenel}.

fascia of roof

overhang and beam end {fascia, building}.

flashing

Metal or plastic {flashing, roof joints} can be over roof joints, such as where chimney meets roof.

hip

Convex edges {hip, building} can be where two sloping roofs meet.

plenum roof

Spaces {plenum, roof} can be between suspended ceilings and roofs or raised floor and ground.

rake

roof slope {rake, roof}.

ridge of roof

sloping-roof horizontal top {ridge, roof}.

soffit

under overhangs and beams {soffit, roof}.

valley

Concave edges {valley} can be where two sloping roofs meet.

vault

Roofs {vault} can have arches.

2-Art-Architecture-Building Parts-Roof-Ornaments

belfry

bell tower {belfry}.

belvedere

raised turret or pavilion {belvedere}.

cupola

small roof dome {cupola}.

dormer

roof-window gable {dormer}.

eave

Roof edges {eave} can extend beyond wall.

gable in roof

Triangles {gable, roof} can be at rooftop ends.

gargoyle

fantastically carved drain spout or beam {gargoyle}.

pinnacle

point {pinnacle}|.

sky lick

Temple roof points can have upward curved metal points {sky lick}.

skylight

Roof openings {skylight} can have transparent material to let in light.

windsock

Sleeves {windsock} can rotate in wind.

yak on roof

tall plaster demon {yak, roof}.

2-Art-Architecture-Building Parts-Roof-Kinds

canopy

Cloth roofs {canopy} can be on poles.

hipped roof

Russian Orthodox cathedrals {tented church} can have roofs {hipped roof} {tented roof} with small arches in tiers.

mansard

Roofs {mansard} can have two levels on all four sides, with lower roof steeper than upper.

marquee

large tent or theater-entrance small roof {marquee}.

shake

wood roof tiles {shake}.

shingle

Thin wood, rubber, composite, brick, or terra cotta rectangles {shingle} can overlap to cover roof.

2-Art-Architecture-Building Parts-Roof-Vault

barrel vault

cylindrical roof {barrel vault}.

cross vault

Early Romanesque church vaults had groined vaults {cross vault}.

groined vault

intersecting barrel vault {groined vault}.

ribbed groin vault

Later Romanesque church vaults {ribbed groin vault} used wood or masonry in intersecting groined-vault lines {rib, vault}.

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