Sentence examples for supported the roof from inspiring English sources

Within, columns topped by Corinthian capitals supported the roof.

The Vikings said they supported the roof replacement but intended to continue pursuing a new stadium.

Bronze trusses, running over three spans of about 9 metres (30 feet) each, supported the roof of the portico of the Pantheon.

Thirty-six of these columns once supported the roof of the 128,000-square-foot audience hall, or apadana, at Susa.

Last winter Hocking stole onto the Packard's grounds, now so devastated they suggest the aftermath of an earthquake, and installed junked TVs atop fluted columns that had supported the roof of one building.

Without warning, the long beams of Douglas fir that supported the roof had fallen seventeen stories, crashing through the rear of the Dragon Dream, crushing fins, demolishing an engine, and smashing the ultralight carbon honeycomb fibre trusses.

Twelve enormous columns, nearly 80 feet (24 metres) high, supported the roofing slabs of the central nave above the level of the rest so that light and air could enter through a clerestory.

However, although the spectators would now be able to see the players at night, they still suffered from the problem of obstructed views caused by the pillars that supported the roofs.

They support the roof at the ends of the joists.

Drying hams hang from the immense timbers supporting the roof.

Scaffolding was erected to support the roof and to protect City Hall workers beneath it.