Made of metal mesh it looks as if a veil billowing in the wind became frozen in time.
Paris architecture roof.
An enormous sloping roof crowned the original louvre palace in paris constructed in 1546.
The most dramatic new feature of paris religious architecture in the 17th century was the dome which was first imported from italy in about 1630 and began to change the paris skyline which hitherto had been entirely dominated by church spires and bell towers.
Visit notre dame s iconic frame with 210 tons of lead or the dome of the invalides covered by 500 000 gold leaves.
From cathedrals to government buildings the roofs of paris are unrivaled in beauty and ingenuity.
The domed churches began as a weapon of the counter reformation against the architectural austerity of the protestants.
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.
During the renaissance in italy and france many buildings had steep double sloped roofs.
The landscape architect arnaud casaus is creating green spaces wilder and warmer than those found at street level.
The lack of major pillars supporting the massive roof furthers the sensation that the structure is floating.
Yet one of the capital s most impressive features is invisible at street level.