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A dormer window (also called dormer) is a form of roof window. Dormers are commonly used to increase the usable space in a loft and to create window openings in a roof plane. [2] A dormer is often one of the primary elements of a loft conversion. As a prominent element of many buildings, different types of dormer have evolved to complement ...
A mansard roof on the Château de Dampierre, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, great-nephew of François Mansart. A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows.
Unlike the Second Empire, where upper story windows were contained within dormers, Neo-Mansard roofs have window openings cut through the steep slope of the lower roof, forming a recessed window. Gambrel, curb, kerb: A roof similar to a mansard but sloped in one direction rather than both.
Copper belfry of St. Laurentius church, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Metals used for architectural purposes include lead, for water pipes, roofing, and windows; tin, formed into tinplate; zinc, copper and aluminium, in a range of applications including roofing and decoration; and iron, which has structural and other uses in the form of cast iron or wrought iron, or made into steel.
[30] [32] The fifteenth story is within the mansard roof and contains projecting dormer windows, which are flanked by volutes and topped by finials. [30] The central dormers have pointed, curved pediments, and there are smaller, rectangular dormers flanking these; in addition, the sixteenth-story windows have segmental-arched dormers. [32]
In earlier days, birch bark was occasionally used as a flashing material. [7] Most flashing materials today are metal, plastic, rubber, or impregnated paper. [8]Metal flashing materials include lead, aluminium, copper, [1] stainless steel, zinc alloy, other architectural metals or a metal with a coating such as galvanized steel, lead-coated copper, anodized aluminium, terne-coated copper ...
Emile Klein (née Køhlert) had from her uncle, Christian Gottfried Voelker, manager of Køng Textile Factory, inherited the right to produce the so-called Køng Plaster, a very popular remedy for treating wounds (prepared from red lead, olive oil and camphor). She prepared it in some rooms in the rear wing of the property in Kompagnistræde.
Three triangular roof lights are positioned above the dormer windows at the apex. [2] The lobby occupies the eastern end of the building where a pair of symmetrical staircases against the side walls lead to the former church above and the mezzanine floor for the choir above that. At ground level, access to the hall is via a single, central door ...