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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.
The mansard roof, a defining feature of Second Empire design, had evolved since the 16th century in France and Germany and was often employed in 18th- and 19th-century European architecture. Its appearance in the United States was relatively uncommon in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Bonnet roof: A reversed gambrel or Mansard roof with the lower portion at a lower pitch than the upper portion. Monitor roof: A roof with a monitor; 'a raised structure running part or all of the way along the ridge of a double-pitched roof, with its own roof running parallel with the main roof.'
The top three stories consist of a copper-clad mansard roof. [29] There are dormer screens containing small balconies on the 21st floor, while the 22nd and 23rd floors contain dormer windows. These windows are covered by polygonal dormer roofs. [37] Above the 23rd floor is an asphalt roof surface containing mechanical equipment as well as ...
Design plans to redesign the Louvre and the royal necropolis at Saint-Denis François Mansart ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa mɑ̃saʁ] ; 23 January 1598 – 23 September 1666) was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into the Baroque architecture of France .
In the 1860s, the original roof was replaced by a modified mansard, topped by a cupola. Restoration by the late Louis Ferguson managed to reveal and preserve several elements of the original structure such as the hand-hewn beams of its frame and the lime mortar made from local oyster shells , used to cement its stone wall. [ 7 ]
Mansard Roof House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, three bay by six bay, Second Empire style frame dwelling. It has a side-hall plan and rear wing. It features a mansard roof covered with diaper-patterned pressed metal and wraparound porch. [2]
Sunlight House is a Grade II listed building in the Art Deco style on Quay Street in Manchester, England.Completed in 1932 for Joseph Sunlight, at 14 storeys it was the tallest building in Manchester, and the top floors of turrets and multiple dormer windows and mansard roofs create a distinctive skyline.