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Monk and Nun

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construction boom in Greece produced a majority of residential structures with flat roofs in numerous cities and suburbs. At the same time, many Monk and Nun roof restorations carried out throughout the 20th century were done with the increasingly popular
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Today, Monk and Nun tiles are mass-produced from clay, metal, concrete, or composite materials in various dimensions, profiles, and colors, including colors beyond the traditional red to brown palette.
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tile. As a more economical and easier-to-install alternative, these interlocking tiles have become common in Europe and America, especially in new constructions and roof restorations outside of
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Monk and Nun is the most common type of roof tile in the interior and northern regions of mainland Spain, except in certain mountainous (mostly small or rural) communities where either
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Beyond Europe, Monk and Nun roofs can be found in Turkey, Morocco, Latin American countries, and in areas of the United States that were once part of
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constructed throughout the 20th century in these countries were built with a regional-looking roof instead of the increasingly popular flat roof.
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This type of roof tile is also typical of Spanish and Portuguese colonial architecture in certain regions of Latin America, particularly in
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and the easternmost provinces of the country's mainland, where tiled low-pitched roofs give way to the regionally preferred flat roof.
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Interlocking roofing products that aim to resemble Monk and Nun are widely available in the market, often with the name
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The tile's area of adoption extends throughout much of mainland France's southern half (except mainly in the Alps,
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In the north of the country, Monk and Nun is the most popular type of roof tile throughout the extensive
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Monk and Nun is one of Europe's historical roof tiles traditionally found in countries along or near the
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with traditional flat roofs and mountainous communities where roofs are predominantly made of
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Monk and Nun roofs can also be found in isolation in an area straddling
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tiles while the bottom row with the convex side facing down are the
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tile, though this can lead to failure in areas with cold winters.
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Monk and Nun started appearing in Southern Europe during the
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that constitute the Italian Alps, and in a small stretch of
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resembling them) are especially prevalent in Spain, Italy,
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Style of roof tiling using arched tiles in both layers
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Another form of Monk and Nun roofing on a church in
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roof tile
imbrex and tegula
Mortar
terracotta
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Mediterranean Sea
Slovenia
Montenegro
European Turkey
low-pitched roofs
flat roofs
Spanish America
southern France
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