Mansard roof at the louvre museum in paris france.
Victorian mansard roof.
Some of the great hotels built in the late victorian era featured these architectural elements.
In the united states second empire or mansard was a victorian style popular from the 1860s through the 1880s.
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However the tall mansard roof that we associate with the style dates back to renaissance times.
The term second empire refers to the empire that louis napoleon napoleon iii established in france during the mid 1800s.
For this reason older buildings were often remodeled with mansard roofs.
But the most striking feature of second empire architecture is the mansard or french roof.
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During the renaissance in italy and france many buildings had.
Mansard roofs were considered especially practical because they allowed usable living quarters to be placed in the attic.
The other popular modes of the day italianate queen anne romanesque high victorian gothic all captured the attention of the house building public and all continued to use bits of second empire decoration as well as the popular mansard roof.