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SKIRT-ROOF [2 records]

Record 1 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

a false band of roofing projecting from between the stories of a building.

Key term(s)
  • skirt-roof

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

L'architecture hors de l'Occident. (...) En Chine, on construisit d'abord surtout en bois (...) Les maisons (...) comme les pagodes (image de la montagne sacrée) se caractérisent par leur forte hauteur et la présence d'éléments de toiture à chaque niveau (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

A false roof between storeys of a building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Faux toit situé entre les étages d'un bâtiment.

Spanish

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