Izba
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An izba is a traditional Russian countryside dwelling.
An izba at the Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life in Suzdal, Russia
A 17th-century kurnaya izba without a chimney
A rebuilt izba in Vyatskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Saddleback roof
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A saddleback roof is usually on a tower, with a ridge and two sloping sides, producing a gable at each end.
Izba
…Because of the climate, it was built high off the ground. Its cellar (podklet) extended about one to three meters below ground level. The izba also had a saddleback roof with two slopes. The southern Russian izba was likewise made of hewn logs, but it was typically built over a shallow cellar (podpol). Some lacked a…
Jenkin Chapel in Cheshire, showing its saddleback roof