Mansart
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Jules Hardouin Jules Hardouin, 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
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his granduncle (Nicolas) François 1598–1666, French architect.
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François (frɑ̃swa). 1598–1666, French architect, who established the classical style in French architecture
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his great-nephew, Jules Hardouin (ʒyl ardwɛ̃). 1646–1708, French architect and town planner, who completed the Palace of Versailles
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The mansard roof, where the topmost stories pitch back at an angle, takes its name from François Mansart, the 17th-century French architect who used it extensively.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2011
Scene: The salle a manger of the Bank of France in the Hotel de Toulouse, an historic palace built by the great architect Francois Mansart, for a natural son of Louis XIV.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mansart appeared unable to reply; perhaps he could not.
From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various
Public Buildings—The architects Perrault and Mansart and their work.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Caroline French Benton
In the 'mansarde' roof we are reminded of Mansart, the architect who introduced it.
From On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench
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