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This article is about the architectural feature. For other uses, see
Gable (disambiguation).
A gable roof in its simplest form
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A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used (which is often related to climate and availability of materials) and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of
roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.
In Classic
Greek and
Roman architecture, the analogous feature is called the
tympanum. Strictly speaking, the tympanum is the infill area, often triangular, of the
pediment, which also consists of the
raking cornice or ends of the sloped roofs (which may appear to bear, but do not actually bear on the tympanum - the fact that many tympana bear intricate and expensive carvings declaring the building's purpose is evidence of its non-structural role), and the
cornice proper, which bears on the
architrave, which in turn is supported at points by
columns of a
colonnade.
A variation of the gable is a
crow-stepped gable, which has a stair-step design to accomplish the sloping portion. Crow stepped gables were used in
Scotland and
England as early as the seventeenth century. Examples of the crow stepped gable can be seen at
Muchalls Castle and
Monboddo House, both 17th century Scottish buildings. Other early examples are found in parts of Denmark and Sweden.
A Gothic ornamental gable of the
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