"And there's the final process," observed Khrest, indicating the edges of the umbrella roofs.

The upper floors give on to stepped and landscaped terraces, some internal, some external protected by the umbrella roof.

"Each umbrella roof presents an ionic field tension of some kind and that of course reflects back the electromagnetics of the regular altimeter.

The unusual half-folded umbrella roof of the dome indicates that there was an Armenian influence in its design - this is a distinct feature of Armenian churches.

Fixed roof tanks are meant for liquids with very high flash points, (e.g. fuel oil, water, bitumen etc.) Cone roofs, dome roofs and umbrella roofs are usual.

The Le Fresnoy complex accomplishes this by its use of the space between the roofs of existing buildings and an added, huge umbrella roof above them which creates an interstitial zone of program on ramps and catwalks.