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terraced roof
A building top whose roof is distributed over successive large steps or terraces on one or more sides.
A terraced roof is a building top with a roof distributed over various successive large steps or terraces. These terraces can be on one or multiple sides of the building. These setbacks may occur near the top of the building or all the way up, along the building's sides.
The setbacks can occur only near the top or continue along much of the building's height. They need not extend around every side.
A ziggurat has the more specific approximately symmetrical, concentric stepped-pyramid arrangement. Terraces confined to one side can qualify here without forming that arrangement.
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angled mansard
A flat central roof bounded by slopes that bend downward to become steeper toward the edges. -
bowed roof
A roof formed by arches, vaults, or other convex surfaces curved in one direction, excluding domes. -
cross-ridged roof
A roof with at least two ridges forming an intersection or fork, including T-shaped intersections. -
curved mansard
A flat central roof bounded by convex curved slopes that generally grow steeper toward the edges. -
dome
A roof curved more or less evenly on all sides with a circular or oval curve, rising to an approximate peak. -
flat roof
A roof with no slope greater than 10 degrees or major projecting features, allowing small parapets, vents, skylights, and chimneys. -
flat roof with box(es)
A roof without any major slope, and with at least one box-like penthouse structure. -
gabled roof
A roof which slopes evenly in two directions from a central ridgeline, forming two flat gabled sides at opposite ends. -
hipped roof
A roof with four or more uneven sides which slope up to a connecting ridgeline. -
irregular roof
An uncommon roof form that does not approximate another defined type, beyond small deviations from those types. -
no roof
A partly enclosed built object whose interior has no roof or roof-like shelter, excluding objects with retractable roofs. -
open framework
An open framework of several beams large enough to dominate the entire roof of a building. -
parallel-ridged roof
A roof folded into multiple ridges that neither intersect nor form one continuous straight or bent line. -
pyramid
A roof with three or four sloping sides meeting at a single point, sometimes classified as a spire when very tall and narrow. -
roof with towers
A complex roof dominated by one or more prominent towers, turrets, or other projecting peaks. -
sloped roof
A roof dominated by a straight slope in one direction, at least 10 degrees from horizontal. -
tapered roof
A pointed, cone-like roof with more than four sides or a curved plan, possibly carrying a small ornament at its peak. -
ziggurat
A square or rectangular roof with at least two closely spaced, nearly centered setbacks forming a stepped pyramid.