The lower slope is steeper than the upper slope.
Vampire weekend mansard roof meaning.
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.
Editors notes even as it pulls from seemingly disparate pieces of musical source code string laden chamber music jittery highlife vampire weekend s debut record carries a sheen of urgent fully formed unstoppability.
Mansard roof was the first song from vampire weekend s album to have a video.
Mansart used these double sloped roofs so extensively that they were.
Mansard roofs were considered especially practical because they allowed usable living quarters to be placed in the attic.
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Song title and meaning.
The steep roof with windows creates an additional floor of habitable space a garret and reduces the overall height of the roof for a given number of.
Mansard roof was the first single ever released by vampire weekend and as the opening track sets the tone for the entire album.
The main scene in the video directed by alexis boling is set on a yacht and uses still frames.
General commenta mansard roof is an architectural style that was created in france in the late 17th century it features slopes on each of the four sides of the roof.
The first ever video for xl signees vampire weekend from their debut self titled album january 29 2008 on xl.
I see a mansard roof through the trees i see a salty message written in the eaves the ground beneath my feet the hot garbage and concrete and now the tops of buildings i can see them too.
Lyrics to mansard roof by vampire weekend.
I see a mansard roof through the trees i see a salty message written in the eaves the ground beneath my feet the hot garbage and concrete and now the tops of buildings i can see them too.
Mansard roof by vampire weekend song meaning lyric interpretation video and chart position.
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A mansard roof is a type of roof typically found in the.