saddleback roof
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At its center was a particularly gorgeous tongkonan, the traditional ancestral home of the Torajans, with a massive saddleback roof that rose to two peaks like a stylized Viking ship.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2015
The large square tower — with its three floors in slight recess and a saddleback roof - is adjacent to the first row on the north side of the choir.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
A Gothic gargoyle at another angle of the balustrade hiding the base of the saddleback roof of the tower.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
A massive tower topped by a saddleback roof rises at the transept crossing.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
The large tower has a Romanesque base and two floors from the 13th century, with a saddleback roof.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
