François Mansart
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François Mansart (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa mɑ̃saʁ]; 23 January 1598 – 23 September 1666) was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into the Baroque architecture of France. The Encyclopædia Britannica identifies him as the most accomplished of 17th-century French architects whose works "are renowned for their high degree of refinement, subtlety, and elegance".[1]
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François Mansart | |
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Born | (1598-01-23)23 January 1598 |
Died | 23 September 1666(1666-09-23) (aged 68) Paris |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | studio of Salomon de Brosse |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Château de Balleroy, Temple du Marais, Château de Maisons, Church of the Val-de-Grâce |
Projects | Château de Blois |
Design | plans to redesign the Louvre and the royal necropolis at Saint-Denis |
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Mansart, as he is generally known, popularized the mansard roof, a four-sided, double slope gambrel roof punctuated with windows on the steeper lower slope, which created additional habitable space in the garrets.[2]