What would you call this type of chimney?
In German, it is 'Mantelschornstein'
Thank you in advance!
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Sign up to join this communityWhat would you call this type of chimney?
In German, it is 'Mantelschornstein'
Thank you in advance!
If you mean the shape of the chimney, taking up the whole roof of the roof, it seems like a particular architectural form of a stone hood. This is “hood” in the sense of
hood n. 3d: an enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts
If instead you mean the fireplace in the center of the house, around which the other rooms are built, then it is a hearth
hearth, a brick- or stone-lined fireplace, with or without an oven, used for heating and originally also used for cooking food.... an integral part of a home, usually its central and most important feature
Note that Mantelschornstein can also describe a kind of chimney of a steam locomotive, like the Baden VI, in which case it is a petticoat.