rooflines

Architectural upper edges

Rooflines are the outlines formed where a roof meets the sky—the visible profile of a building's top edge.

Architects and real estate agents discuss rooflines when describing how structures appear from the street: The neighborhood's varied rooflines gave it character.

The term also applies to cars, describing the shape of the roof from hood to trunk.

architectural-forms

gables

Triangular upper wall sections

dormersWindowed structures in slopes
eavesProjecting roof edges
mansardDual-sloped roofing style

hipped · pitched · flat · saltbox · gambrel · clerestory · butterfly · sawtooth · skillion · monitor

shelter

eaves

Projecting roof edges

overhangSection projecting beyond support
canopyOverhead protective covering
awningMounted overhead shelter

protection · shade · coverage · veranda · porch · portico · porte-cochere · loggia · pergola

skyline

silhouette

Filled-in outline shape

chimneysVertical smoke conduits
spiresTapering architectural towers
steeplesTapering church towers

finials · weathervanes · antennae · parapets · crenellations · minarets · pinnacles · turrets · cityscape · panorama

structural

trusses

Triangulated load-bearing frames

raftersSloped roof beams
joistsHorizontal building beams
ridgepolePeak beam supporting rafters

purlins · fascia · soffit · flashing · sheathing · decking · battens

horizon

dusk

Dimming after sundown

dawnDay's first glow
sunsetDay yielding to darkness
sunriseMorning light's arrival

twilight · silhouetted · skyward · treeline · ridgeline · backdrop · distant · jagged · undulating

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