Overhang (architecture)
– **History**:
– Overhangs seen in Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese architecture
– Overhangs in medieval Indian and Mughal architecture
– Overhangs in early Buddhist and Hindu temple architecture
– Overhangs in American colonial architecture in New England
– Overhangs adopted by Prairie School architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright
– **Gallery**:
– Overhangs in contemporary homes in California
– Overhanging jetties in 15th century England
– Overhangs in Mughal architecture at Fatehpur Sikri
– Indo-Saracenic architecture in Lahore Museum, Pakistan
– Prairie School architecture in the Harold C. Bradley House
– **See also**:
– Catslide roofs in architecture
– Eaves in building design
– Five-foot way concept
– Cantilever structures
– **References**:
– Margaret Prosser Allen on Hindu shrine architecture in Muslim rule
– David and Michiko Young on Japanese architecture
– Peter Gössel and Gabriele Leuthäuser on 20th-century architecture
– Hugh Morrison on early American architecture
– John Frederick Kelly on the overhang in Connecticut architecture
In architecture, an overhang is a protruding structure that may provide protection for lower levels. Overhangs on two sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns protect doors, windows, and other lower-level structures. Overhangs on all four sides of barns and larger, older farmhouses are common in Swiss architecture. An overhanging eave is the edge of a roof, protruding outwards from the side of the building, generally to provide weather protection.
