Roofs

type of roof

Ancient Roman terracotta reliefs

thumb|300 px|Yellow: Moya (architecture)|moya; red: mokoshi, white: hisashi In Japanese architecture , literally "skirt storey" or "cuff storey", is a decorative pent roof surrounding a building below the true roof. Since it does not correspond to any internal division, the mokoshi gives the impression of there being more floors than there really are. It is usually a ken deep and is most commonly seen in Buddhist temples and pagodas (see for example the article tahōtō). The mokoshi normally covers a hisashi, a walled aisle surrounding a building on one or more sides, but can be attached direct

construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending

membrane roof in Shanghai

type of curved roof

roofing material

decorative, open timber roof truss typical of English Gothic architecture

cleaning the top (roof) of a home/building

measure of roof steepness

roof with a small gable at the top of a hip roof

Eyebrow dromers

type of roof structure

type of roof

dark grey material for roofing, often perforated

building material that reflects thermal radiation and reduces heat transfer

roof shape

thumb|210px|right|Katsuogi with chigi on the Nishina Shinmei Shrine or are short, decorative logs used in Japanese and Shinto architecture. They are placed at right angles to the ridgeline of roofs, and are usually featured in religious or imperial architecture. Katsuogi predate Buddhist influence and are an architectural element endemic to Japan. They are often placed on the roof with chigi, a forked ornamentation used on Shinto shrines. Today, katsuogi and chigi are used exclusively on Shinto buildings and can be used to distinguish them from other religious structures, such as Buddhist tem

type of roof

type of roof that can retract

aspect of history

barrier installed on roofs to prevent snow and ice from falling on people below

railed rooftop platform on a house

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