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Sep 17 2015 mansard roof is also known as a french roof or curb roof is a four sided gambrel style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its side.
Other than the additional slopes mansard roofs also have a unique design element which further distinguishes them from traditional gambrel roofs.
A century later the french architect françois mansart 1598 1666 used double sloped roofs so extensively that they were coined mansard a derivation of mansart s name.
When napoleon iii ruled france 1852 to 1870 paris became a city of grand boulevards and monumental buildings.
The home boasts a bevy of country french features such as a dovecote tower old french balusters zinc oeil de boeuf dormers and a mansard style roof.
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