Mansart
Jules Har·douin [zhylar-dwan], /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/, Jules Hardouin, 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
his granduncle, (Ni·co·las) Fran·çois [nee-kaw-lahfrahn-swa], /ni kɔˈlɑ frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1598–1666, French architect.
- Also Man·sard [mahn-sar; English man-sahrd, ‐serd]. /mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrd, ‐sərd/.
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How to use Mansart in a sentence
There was also a chteau as well, a great Mansart affair with an overpowering dome.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country | Francis MiltounSufficient, however, remains to indicate the noble character of a building partly due to Jules Hardouin and Mansart.
No. 78 was built by Harduin-Mansart in the seventeenth century.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. WolffMansart, once installed at Chantilly, did not leave it for many years.
Chantilly in History and Art | Louise M. RichterThese ruins are the remains of the Chteau d'Issy, the work of Mansart.
Rodin: The Man and his Art | Judith Cladel
British Dictionary definitions for Mansart
/ (French mɑ̃sar) /
François (frɑ̃swa). 1598–1666, French architect, who established the classical style in French architecture
his great-nephew, Jules Hardouin (ʒyl ardwɛ̃). 1646–1708, French architect and town planner, who completed the Palace of Versailles
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