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==Front-gabled and side-gabled== While a '''front-gabled''' or '''gable-fronted''' building faces the street with its gable, a '''side-gabled''' building faces it with its {{linktext|cullis}} (gutter), meaning the [[Ridge (roof)|ridge]] is parallel to the street. The terms are used in architecture and city planning to determine a building in its urban situation. Front-gabled buildings are considered typical for German city streets in the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] period, while later [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] buildings, influenced by Italian architecture, are often side-gabled. In America, front-gabled houses, such as the [[gablefront house]], were popular between the early 19th century and 1920. <gallery widths="200px" heights="135px"> File:Tübingen Marktplatz 3.JPG|Front-gabled buildings in [[Tübingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]] in Germany File:Bautzen - Hauptmarkt 08 ies.jpg|Side-gabled buildings in [[Bautzen]] in [[Saxony]], Germany </gallery>
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