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A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. [1]

31 relations: Anne of Green Gables, Architecture of cathedrals and great churches, Augustus Pugin, Bell-gable, Butterfly roof, Cape Dutch architecture, Crocket, Crow-stepped gable, Dutch gable, Fabric structure, Facade, Gable, Gablefront house, Gablet roof, Gothic architecture, Gothic art, Hip roof, John Ruskin, List of roof shapes, Pediment, Pinnacle, Portal (architecture), Post and lintel, Renaissance, Roof, Roof pitch, The House of the Seven Gables (disambiguation), The Seven Lamps of Architecture, Tracery, Tympanum (architecture), Window.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery).

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Architecture of cathedrals and great churches

The architecture of cathedrals, basilicas and abbey churches is characterised by the buildings' large scale and follows one of several branching traditions of form, function and style that all ultimately derive from the Early Christian architectural traditions established in the Constantinian period.

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Augustus Pugin

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1 March 181214 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist, and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.

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Bell-gable

The bell gable (espadaña, espadanya, clocher-mur, campanile a vela) is an architectural element crowning at the upper end of the wall of church buildings, usually in lieu of a church tower.

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Butterfly roof

A butterfly roof (sometimes called a V roof or Aysha roof) is a form of roof characterised by an inversion of a standard roof form, with two roof surfaces sloping down from opposing edges to a valley near the middle of the roof.

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Cape Dutch architecture

Cape Dutch architecture is a traditional Afrikaner architectural style found mostly in the Western Cape of South Africa.

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Crocket

A crocket (or, croquet) is a hook-shaped decorative element common in Gothic architecture.

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Crow-stepped gable

A crow-stepped gable, stepped gable, or corbie step is a stairstep type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building.

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Dutch gable

A Dutch gable or Flemish gable is a gable whose sides have a shape made up of one or more curves and has a pediment at the top.

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Fabric structure

In architecture, fabric structures are forms of constructed fibers that provide end users a variety of aesthetic free-form building designs.

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Facade

A facade (also façade) is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front.

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Gable

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches.

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Gablefront house

A gablefront house, also known as a gable front house or front gable house, is a vernacular (or "folk") house type in which the gable is facing the street or entrance side of the house.

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Gablet roof

A gablet roof (in Britain) or Dutch gable (North America and Australasia) is a roof with a small gable at the top of a hip roof.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages.

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Gothic art

Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture.

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Hip roof

A hip roof, hip-roof or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope (although a tented roof by definition is a hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak).

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John Ruskin

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.

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List of roof shapes

Roof shapes differ greatly from region to region.

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Pediment

A pediment is an architectural element found particularly in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture, and its derivatives, consisting of a gable, usually of a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.

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Pinnacle

A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations.

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Portal (architecture)

A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure.

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Post and lintel

In architecture, post and lintel (also called prop and lintel or a trabeated system) is a building system where strong horizontal elements are held up by strong vertical elements with large spaces between them.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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Roof

A roof is part of a building envelope.

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Roof pitch

In building construction, roof pitch is a numerical measure of the steepness of a roof.

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The House of the Seven Gables (disambiguation)

The House of the Seven Gables or House of the Seven Gables refer primarily to.

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The Seven Lamps of Architecture

The Seven Lamps of Architecture is an extended essay, first published in May 1849 and written by the English art critic and theorist John Ruskin.

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Tracery

In architecture, tracery is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window.

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Tympanum (architecture)

In architecture, a tympanum (plural, tympana) is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and arch.

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Window

A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof or vehicle that allows the passage of light, sound, and air.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gable

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