Mansart
[ mahn-sar; English man-sahrt, -sert ]
/ mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrt, -sərt /
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noun
Jules Har·douin [zhyl ar-dwan], /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/, Jules Hardouin, 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
his granduncle, (Ni·co·las) Fran·çois [nee-kaw-lah frahn-swa], /ni kɔˈlɑ frɑ̃ˈswa/, 1598–1666, French architect.
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Also Man·sard [mahn-sar; English man-sahrd, ‐serd]. /mɑ̃ˈsar; English ˈmæn sɑrd, ‐sərd/.
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Mansart
/ (French mɑ̃sar) /
noun
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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