Pediment Style Roof

Parapet gable parapet gables on homes in lübeck ger.

Pediment style roof. The gables in classical greek temples are called pediments. When you close up a two planed roof triangular walls result on each end defining the gables. As seen here a front gable became the perfect entryway to a suburban garage in the age of the private automobile. The wall gable is similar to a classical pediment but more simple and functional like a basic element of laugier s primitive hut.

Gable triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof extending from the eaves to the peak. Or a similar form used decoratively over a doorway or window. 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. The pediment was the crowning feature of the greek temple front.