Gable

A gable is the triangular portion of the wall, between the enclosing lines of a sloping roof.

In Classic Greek and Roman architecture it is called a pediment.

It is found on almost all types of architecture.

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See also: Gable, Ancient Rome, Architecture, Architecture of Ancient Greece, Building, Pediment, Triangle