Quiz.HaitiLibre offers a twice-weekly general knowledge segment called "Did You Know ?". Today we're asking you if you know what a "pelmet" is ?

Did you know that pelmets are the cut wood borders attached along the edges of the roof, constituting the most famous visual signature of the Gingerbread style.

These delicate ornaments, often compared to lace or fairytale friezes, give houses their unique and poetic appearance.Beyond their purely decorative function which captures sunlight by creating plays of moving shadows, lambrequins have a technical utility. They help to channel the flow of rainwater away from the wooden facade, thus protecting the walls from direct infiltration.

Each house often had its own designs, hand-carved by highly skilled Haitian cabinetmakers. Lambrequins materialize the perfect alliance between art and engineering, transforming a roof protection element into a refined national artistic expression.

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