period. It became especially fashionable during the Second French Empire (1852-1870) of Napoléon III. Mansard in Europe (France, Germany and elsewhere) also means the attic or garret space itself, not just the roof shape and is often used in Europe to mean a gambrel roof.

Identification

thumbTwo distinct traits of the mansard roof - steep sides and a double pitch - sometimes

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