Other notable exterior features are the vermont slate roof the steeply pitched hip roof decorated with copper flashing and mahogany finials.
The abbey gatehouse steeply pitched roof.
The abbey gatehouse incorporates a steeply pitched roof that is meant to king tutankhamun s tomb was discovered in 1922 by.
The space designed in a french chateau inspired style each bay in the living and dining rooms features a pair of french doors that are topped with a rectangular transom.
One of the earliest is the gateway of lorsch abbey the lower part of which has three openings like a roman triumphal arch while the upper part of polychrome brick has detailing resembling half timbered house the effect enhanced by the large steeply pitched slate roof.
By contrast the gatehouse of the abbey of bury st edmunds resembles a church tower.
Features of the abbey gatehouse at lorsch.
It has a steeply pitched roof and decorative red and white tiling.
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It has arches supported by corinthian columns.