Tuesday, May 15, 2012

House Umbrellas

In view of all the rain we've experienced in the Lot Valley during the month of April, I thought I would do a story about this French architectural feature.

Door Overhang or what are they called?
These "house umbrellas" protect their doors from the elements; just as umbrellas they protect us from the sun, rain and wind.
The doors of French homes are protected from the elements by some very attractive overhangs, which are called "auvents"in French ....English translation "awnings".



Here a few older examples of this architectural feature.








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