tile roofs
Mediterranean home coverings
Tile roofs are roofs covered with overlapping pieces of fired clay, concrete, or slate rather than shingles or metal.
The style is characteristic of Mediterranean, Spanish Colonial, and Southwestern architecture, where the curved terracotta tiles create a distinctive appearance: The tile roofs of the old town glowed orange in the sunset.
Tile roofs are durable and fire-resistant but heavy, requiring substantial structural support.
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- red clayIron-oxide-rich earth
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
Spanish colonial · Mediterranean · old world · Tuscan villa · red · sloped · rooftop · eaves · chimney · gutter · weathered · ceramic · rustic · pitched · overlapping · mission · coastal village · hacienda
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- MediterraneanMediterranean Sea, olive grove, olive tree, olive, Aegean Sea
- Korean heritagehanbok, hangeul, kimchi, celadon, palaces
- Spanish countrysidepueblo, hamlet, farmhouse, farmhouses, finca
- VeniceGrand Canal, Rialto Bridge, Doge's Palace, gondola, St. Mark's Basilica
- colonial buildingscolonial inn, colonial mansion, colonial home, meetinghouse, plantation house
tile roofsthatched roofs
Bundled reed house coverings
thatch · tin roofs · flat roofs · asphalt shingles · slate roofs
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