The Chapeau de gendarme waterfall at the exit of the city

Let’s knock some of the ‘conventional’ way of thinking into a cocked hat.

Let’s knock some of the ‘conventional’ way of thinking about making money into a cocked hat.

Some have survived the test of time, such as the “moustache” or the “chapeau de gendarme”, their names referring to the form of the back.

Some have survived the test of time, such as the “moustache” or the “chapeau de gendarme”, their names referring to the form of the back.

The names of these different shapes are also fascinating: back mustache, folder hat of gendarme, straight back, file folder, round file ....

During dinner, it was required that I wear during the entire time in the refectory this cap on my head.

Some have survived the test of time, such as the “moustache” or the “chapeau de gendarme”, their names referring to the form of the back.

Shapes and colors The portal can be straight, biased up or down, convex, concave, cocked hat, curved, etc … these models are suitable for traditional constructions.

Arches come in different sizes and configurations, including stationary, extended, half circle, half moon, quarter circle, perfect, imperfect, eyebrow and Gothic.

The shape developed throughout the 20th century, from Art Nouveau and Art Deco at the beginning to the post-war “Moustache” and “Chapeau de gendarme

For example, on the beach can be a pirate with a hook in a cocked hat and an eye patch, and next treasure chest.

A last door provides access to a smoking room (52 m²): it is features a large wooden fireplace with an eyebrow trumeau and three north-east facing windows looking out over the moats.

Designed by architect Charles Blondel, the house is a fine example of fin de siècle style, built in the"noble" building materials of the period (dressed stone and slate) and featuring eyebrow dormer windows.