Barrel roof

A barrel roof is a curved roof that, especially from below, is curved like a cut-away barrel. They have some advantages over dome roofs, especially being able to cover rectangular buildings,^[1] due to their uniform cross-section.^[2]

A barrel roof on the skylights of the Loop5 shopping mall in Darmstadt, Germany.

Barrel vaults are a particular form of barrel roof.

• Two examples of a barrel roof
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See also

• List of roof shapes