red tile roof

Mediterranean house covering

A red tile roof is a roof covered with curved or flat clay tiles in a reddish-brown color, characteristic of Mediterranean, Spanish Colonial, and Mission-style architecture.

The terracotta tiles are durable and weather-resistant, common in warm climates from Southern California to Southern Europe: The neighborhood was full of stucco houses with red tile roofs.

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Spanish colonial · villa · mission · hacienda · shingles · adobe · sunbaked · rustic · ochre · ceramic · rooftop · chimney · eaves · Tuscan · Italian countryside · warm · earthy · pitched

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G