A type of roof with four sides that each have two slopes the lower one steeper than the upper.
Mansard slate roof.
That honor would have to go to pierre lescot 1510 1578 who used this roofing style on a part of the louvre museum in the year 1550.
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Straight mansard slate roof.
Five advantages of a mansard slate roof.
Although the creation of the mansard roof is accredited to françois mansart 1598 1666 he was not the first to implement this roof architecture.
Maximizes interior attic space.
Use of dormer windows allows more natural light inside.
A mansard or mansard roof also called a french roof or curb roof is a four sided gambrel style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope punctured by dormer windows at a steeper angle than the upper.
Dormer windows may be gabled round pointed or rectangular.
The steep roof with windows creates an additional floor of habitable space a garret and reduces the overall height of the roof for a given number of.
A history lesson on mansard roofs.