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Record 1 2024-11-26

English

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

A roof having two slopes on both sides, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper.

CONT

The aesthetic of gambrels can be compared to a gable roof fused with a mansard style roof. It has the simplicity of a gable (a roof style that normally has two sides) and the complexity of a mansard, which is traditionally a four-sided roof style. Where a gable has two sides with one panel each, the gambrel has two sides with two panels each. For comparison, a mansard style roof has four sides, each with two panels.

French

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

[...] toit dont [...] la pente inférieure est plus abrupte que la pente supérieure [et] à deux pentes sur chaque versant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
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