oriel window
Sign in to savebay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bay window
- Image
- Lengerich Bahnhofstrasse 18 Haus Jasper 02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Oriel windows
- native label
- Erker
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Oriel window, Grande Île, Strasbourg An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. Supported by corbels, brackets, or similar cantilevers, an oriel window generally projects from an upper floor, but is also sometimes used on the ground floor.
Etymology
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