Stepped gable
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A stepped gable, crow-stepped gable, or corbie step is a stairstep type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building. The top of the parapet wall projects above the roofline and the
Crow-stepped gable on a house in Lüneburg, Germany
Buildings in Bruges, Belgium, with crow-stepped gables
Stepped gables adorning the rural Östra Hoby Church, Sweden
Brégnier-Cordon (Ain).
Dutch gable
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In architecture, a Dutch gable or Flemish gable is a gable whose sides have a shape made up of one or more curves and which has a pediment at the top. The gable may be an entirely decorative projectio
Stepped gable
…reduced in height, creating an optical effect of “false perspective” that accentuated the effect of height. From the Renaissance onwards, curves and scrolls began to appear, gradually eliminating the “stepped” appearance, although many were still preserved. From the early 19th century to the present day…
Dutch gables of varying complexity decorate the garden facade of Montacute House built circa 1598
Typical facade in Arras, northern France
Cape Dutch gable on a house in Stellenbosch, South Africa