A bell roof (bell-shaped roof, ogee roof,Passmore, Augustine C.. "Bell Roof or Ogee Roof". Handbook of technical terms used in architecture and building and their allied trades and subjects,. London: Scott, Greenwood, and Co.;, 1904. 38. Print. Philibert de l'Orme roof) is a roof form resembling the shape of a bell.Harris, Cyril M.. "bell roof" and "bellcast eaves". Dictionary of architecture & construction. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Print.

Shapes Bell roofs may be round, multi-sided or square. A similar-sounding feature added to other roof forms at the eaves or wallsCowan, Henry J., and Peter R. Smith. "bellcast". Dictionary of architectural and building technology. 4th ed. London: Spon Press, 2004. Print. is bell-cast, sprocketedBrett, Peter. "Bellcast eaves". An illustrated dictionary of building: an illustrated reference guide for practitioners and students. 2nd ed. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 1997. Print. or flared eaves, the roof flairs upward resembling the common shape of the bottom of a bell.

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See also Roof pitch Bochka roof

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