Roof details

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Roof – Details Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details

Text in the illustration

widow's walk
turret
pinnacle
cupola
cresting

Generated explanation

Five circular vignettes identify architectural roof details. The widow's walk is shown as an elevated flat platform with an ornamental railing above a windowed structure. The turret has a steep pointed roof beside a larger sloping roof, while the pinnacle is a pointed roof-top ornament with a ball and slender spike. The cupola is a small windowed rooftop structure with a shallow pyramidal roof and a finial. Cresting is illustrated as a row of decorative ornaments along a roof ridge; no defects or installation comparisons are shown.

Components

widow's walk ornamental railing turret pinnacle cupola cresting finial roof covering roof ridge cornice arched windows

Materials

shingle-style roof covering metal ornamentation glass