High above the grand boutique windows of number 24 rue faubourg saint honoré where charles émile hermès relocated his father s harness workshop in 1880 and first began to retail saddlery there is an exquisite little known paradise that overlooks the rooftops of paris.
France paris window roof.
However the tall mansard roof that we associate with the style dates back to renaissance times.
By the time it was extinguished the building s spire collapsed and most of its roof had been destroyed and its upper walls severely damaged.
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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.
Mansard roof at the louvre museum in paris france.
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Its spire collapsed and roof was destroyed but its iconic towers rose windows famed.
Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke filled the air and ash fell upon tourists and others around the island in the center of paris.
Notre dame cathedral burns in paris france monday april 15 2019.
Roof and spire destroyed.
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Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke filled the air and ash fell upon tourists and others around the island in the center of paris.
Notre dame cathedral burns in paris france monday april 15 2019.