Historically also called a compass roof.
Old roof styles.
The a frame is very easy to identify.
Turret top left.
Onion dome or rather an imperial roof.
Scalloped copper shingles follow the tight curves of this conical roof.
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Circular bell roof bell shaped ogee philibert de l orme roof.
These houses often had slate roofs which might be ornamented with multi color slates arranged in patterns.
The pale gray metal finish on this standing seam roof offers a welcome contrast to the textured.
Bow roof rainbow gothic gothic arch and ship s bottom roof.
It s steep pointed roof which extends all the way to the ground or close to the ground.
Conical roof or cone roof.
In the united states second empire or mansard was a victorian style popular from the 1860s through the 1880s.
The roof might be straight sided convex or concave and broken by dormers.
Today mansard style roofs are occasionally used in one and two story apartment buildings restaurants and neo eclectic houses.
De l orme also used bow roofs see below.
Compare with bell cast eaves.
Decorative iron roof cresting goes hand in hand with the style.
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