The word Cupola (pronounced cu’-puh-luh, depending on where you live!) comes from the Latin meaning “little cupo” or little dome. Sometimes described as a “roof over a hole in the roof”, a cupola was originally used for ventilation, but is now primarily decorative.

The cupola for belle roofs measures 32” L x 18” W x 32” H and uses a vinyl base with a real copper roof. Structures using asphalt shingles also have the option of replacing the copper roof with matching asphalt shingles.

The windows in the cupola are made from durable, extra clear, shatter resistant Plexiglass. Plexiglass windows have a much greater resistance to shattering than glass windows of the equivalent thickness. It takes a greater amount of force to create a crack in a Plexiglass window as compared to a glass one.