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Mansart

1. Fran?ois . 1598--1666, French architect, who established the classical style in French architecture
2. his great-nephew, Jules Hardouin . 1646- -1708, French architect and town planner, who completed the Palace of Versailles
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When I first met Mr Garcia, almost 30 years ago, he had recently embarked on the restoration and furnishing of the piano nobile of a majestic stone mansion near the Place des Vosges that was the second property he bought in the Marais--the Hotel Mansart de Sagonne, built between 1667 and 1670 by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Louis XIV's chief architect, for his own family.
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In the words of Anthony Blunt, the achievement of the architect Jules Haidouin Mansart (1646-1708) was 'entirely fostered by parvenus ...
Follow the four Mansart children on an exciting adventure through history as they race against the dawn of a new millennium in order to save the world from evil and darkness; 26 x 26 min.
"Children of Toromiro," the Mansart children brave new lands, encounter different cultures, but the most difficult challenge is escaping the evil Avidhatti; 26 x 26 min.
The city could pass for a Tunisian market were it not for the distinctive Mansart roofs and ornate Second Empire architectural stylings peeking out of the sand, along with a now-shorter Eiffel Tower in the distance.
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