Wagon roofA timber roof with close-set braces of polygonal or curved profile, often ceiled between the timbers; also called a cradle roof.
Wagon roof : A ceiling of curved wooden beams, often intersected in intricate designs.
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WAGON ROOF: a roof constructed of closely set rafters, each pair being joined by a collar beam and a pair of arched braces. WALL PLATE: the lowest, horizontal roof beam, which lies on top of the wall, parallel with the ridge beam.
Celure - The panelled and adorned part of a wagon roof above the rood or the altar.
Cenotaph - A monument to a person or persons buried elsewhere.
Greek revivalist cenotaph, Anzac Square. Brisbane, Australia ...
 See also: Church, Rafter, Timber, Brace, Parapet
  
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