Hipped roof
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Hipped roof can refer to:
  • A hip roof
    Hip roof
    A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...

    , a type of roof where all sides are sloped
  • A tented roof
    Tented roof
    A tented roof is a type of roof widely used in 16th and 17th century Russian architecture for churches. It is like a polygonal spire but differs in purpose in that it is typically used to roof the main internal space of a church, rather than an auxiliary structure...

    , a conical style of roof seen in Russian architecture
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