Metallhaube
English translation: metal bonnet roof
| 23:14 Jun 18, 2017 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Architecture | |||||||
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| 4 +1 | metal bonnet roof |
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| 2 | cupola |
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| 1 | metal roof(ing) |
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2 hrs confidence: 
metal roof(ing) Explanation: Possibly... |
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23 hrs confidence:
cupola Explanation: As you mention Erker, which I see as a gazebo, maybe this would fit. Might help if you had a picture or more context. https://www.google.com/search?q=cupola&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=gazebo+metal+cupola |
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1metal bonnet roof Explanation: bonnet roof. A roof having a double slope on all four sides, the lower slope being less steep than the upper slope http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/bonnet roof This is a picture of the roof referred to in your text: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Straubing,_Rathausinnenh... It is a hip roof, the pitch of which becomes steeper towards the top https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roof_shapes Haube (f) = bonnet -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2017-06-19 15:13:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- metal-clad bonnet roof OR bonnet roof with metal cladding as the interior structure will almost certainly be wood. From the colour on the the photo, the metal is lead rather than copper. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 days (2017-07-11 12:11:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the compliment (see below). Any chance of you now returning to close this question? |
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