parapet
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|The Battlement|crenellated parapet on a bastion of [[Kyrenia Castle, Cyprus]] A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word derives from the Italian parapetto (parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast'). Where extending above a roof, a parapet may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the edge line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a fire wall or party wall. Parapets were originally used to de
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- Parapet types
- Historic parapet walls
- Parapet roofs
- Firewall parapets
- Bridge parapets<!-- this section is linked from many pages on Wikipedia & Commons, do not change name without leaving an anchor -->
- Parapets in fortification
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|The Battlement|crenellated parapet on a bastion of [[Kyrenia Castle, Cyprus]] A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word derives from the Italian parapetto (parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast'). Where extending above a roof, a parapet may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the edge line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a fire wall or party wall. Parapets were originally used to defend buildings from military attack, but today they are primarily used as guard rails, to conceal rooftop equipment, reduce wind loads on the roof, and to prevent the spread of fires.
==Parapet types==