Hipped Chinese Roof

Hip roofs 庑殿顶 wǔdiàndǐng or 四阿顶 sìādǐng with all sides sloping were the classiest traditional roof style used for special constructions.
Hipped chinese roof. This style of roofing became popular in the united states during the 18 th century in the early georgian period. A hip roof or a hipped roof is a style of roofing that slopes downwards from all sides to the walls and hence has no vertical sides. Hipped roof is of the highest level in traditional chinese architecture. Pavilion roof a hip roof on a square structure where all sides join to form a single peak.
Also known as a pyramid roof also known as a pyramid roof mansard roof a type of hip roof where each side includes two different sloping angles with the lower angle much steeper than the upper angle. The hip roof is the most commonly used roof style in north america after the gabled roof. Only the royal family and confucius had the privilege to use such style of roof. There were two kinds of hip roof.
Such roof has five ridges and four sides all in the form of gentle slope.