A mansard or mansard roof also called a french roof or curb roof is a four sided gambrel style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope punctured by dormer windows at a steeper angle than the upper.
Victorian mansard roof.
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However the tall mansard roof that we associate with the style dates back to renaissance times.
During the renaissance in italy and france many buildings had.
In the united states second empire or mansard was a victorian style popular from the 1860s through the 1880s.
The term second empire refers to the empire that louis napoleon napoleon iii established in france during the mid 1800s.
But the most striking feature of second empire architecture is the mansard or french roof.
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The mansard roof named after the.
Mansard roofs were considered especially practical because they allowed usable living quarters to be placed in the attic.
Some of the great hotels built in the late victorian era featured these architectural elements.
Mansard roof at the louvre museum in paris france.
For this reason older buildings were often remodeled with mansard roofs.