Pediment Style Roof

The wall gable is similar to a classical pediment but more simple and functional like a basic element of laugier s primitive hut.

Pediment style roof. Or a similar form used decoratively over a doorway or window. Parapet gable parapet gables on homes in lübeck ger. When you close up a two planed roof triangular walls result on each end defining the gables. The gables in classical greek temples are called pediments.

As seen here a front gable became the perfect entryway to a suburban garage in the age of the private automobile. Gable triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof extending from the eaves to the peak. Fypon gpk100 96 w x 53 h x 1 1 4 p x 6 12 12 12 pitch adjustable gable pediment kit ekena millwork ped36x18x02sb half round sunburst pediment 36 w x 18 h x 2 p primed 3 9 out of 5 stars 12. 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 lintel or entablature if supported by columns.