Nissen hut

A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron placed over a steel and wood frame. It was designed during the First World War by Major Peter Norman Nissen. It was also used extensively during the Second World War and was adapted as the similar Quonset hut in the United States.

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