nicolas françois mansard

noun

Jules Har·douin

[zhyl ar-dwan] , ( Jules Hardouin ) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.

his granduncle, (Ni·co·las) Fran·çois

[nee-kaw-lah frahn-swa] , 1598–1666, French architect.

Also, Man·sard

[mahn-sar; English man-sahrd, ‐serd] .

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Mansart (French mɑ̃sar)

—n
1.	François (frɑ̃swa). 1598--1666, French architect, who established the classical style in French architecture
2.	his great-nephew, Jules Hardouin (ʒyl ardwɛ̃). 1646--1708, French architect and town planner, who completed the Palace of Versailles

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