A century later, the French architect François Mansart (1598-1666) used double-sloped roofs so extensively that they were coined mansard, a derivation of Mansart's name. An enormous sloping roof crowned the original Louvre Palace in Paris, constructed in 1546. However the tall mansard roof that we associate with the style dates back to Renaissance times.ĭuring the Renaissance in Italy and France, many buildings had steep, double-sloped roofs. The term Second Empire refers to the empire that Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III) established in France during the mid-1800s. Photo by Kristy Sparow / Getty Images News / Getty Images
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