pagoda roof

Upswept Asian architecture

A pagoda roof is a roof in the style of East Asian pagodas, featuring multiple tiers with upturned eaves that curve gracefully upward at the corners.

The distinctive silhouette appears on temples, garden structures, and decorative architecture: The gazebo had a pagoda roof with sweeping eaves.

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Chinese · Japanese · ornate · shrine · Buddhist · finial · ceramic · glazed · sweeping · dragon · tiles · wooden · layered · oriental · imperial palace · tea house · feng shui · spire

Opposites
architectural style origin

pagoda roofflat roof

Horizontal building covering

shed roof · gable roof · pitched roof · A-frame roof · mansard roof

ornamental complexity

pagoda roofflat roof

Horizontal building covering

tin roof · green roof

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G