mansards
Dual-pitched roof sections
Mansards is the plural of mansard, a type of roof with two slopes on each side—the lower slope steeper than the upper, creating usable attic space.
Named for French architect François Mansart, though he didn't invent it.
Mansard roofs are characteristic of Second Empire architecture: The old brownstones had distinctive mansards with dormer windows.
Upper building contour
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- garretSmall rooftop living space
Haussmann · Parisian · eaves · gable · pitch · shingle · slate · zinc
Rented unit in building
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- conversionAct of changing states
- studioCreative professional's workspace
living space · skylight · ceiling · renovation · dwelling · tenement · flat · bedsit
France's ultimate crowned ruler
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- Beaux-ArtsClassical French architectural tradition
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
heritage · preservation · landmark · restoration · gilded age · bourgeois · boulevard · cityscape
roofline
Upper building contour
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
garret · Haussmann · Parisian · eaves · gable · pitch · shingle · slate · zinc · cornice
apartment
Rented unit in building
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- conversionAct of changing states
studio · living space · skylight · ceiling · renovation · dwelling · tenement · flat · bedsit · chambre
Napoleon III
France's ultimate crowned ruler
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- Beaux-ArtsClassical French architectural tradition
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
building codes · heritage · preservation · landmark · restoration · gilded age · bourgeois · boulevard · cityscape
mansardsflat roofs
Level building covers
flat-topped · gabled roofs · shed roofs · hip roofs · pitched roofs
- mansard roofDouble-pitched building top