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Gallery of Significant Roofs

  • Imbrex and tegula tiles on the dome of Florence Cathedral.

  • The marble dome of the Taj Mahal.

  • The polychrome tiles of the Hospices de Beaune, France.

  • The glazed ceramic tiles of the Sydney Opera House.

  • The copper roof of Speyer Cathedral, Germany.

  • The lead roof of King's College Chapel, England.

  • The glass roof of the Grand Palais, Paris.

  • The white Teflon-coated fiberglass membrane of the Centre Pompidou-Metz museum, Metz.

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