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skylight
EntityQ2712955· pop 26· linked from 774 articles

Also known as skylight window, rooflight, flat roof window

thumb|Skylight in the rotunda of Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in [[Rio de Janeiro]] thumb|Oculus (architecture)|Oculus of the [[Pantheon, Rome, an open skylight]] thumb|Skylight in the vault in the Chapel of the Constable of the Burgos Cathedral, a glazed closed skylight from the 15th century

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Within Vinony's link graph, skylight is referenced by 774 other articles, and connects out to pantry, vestibule and hip roof.

Vinony files it under Energy-saving lighting, Lighting and Roofs.

Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Part of
roof
Image
The main hall of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium 2.jpg
Has use
lighting
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Commons category
Skylights
OpenStreetMap tag
window=skylight
name
天窓
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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Description
  • Types
  • Open skylight
  • Fixed unit skylight
  • Operable skylight
  • Retractable skylight
  • Tubular daylight device
  • Sloped glazing
  • Pavement lights
  • Prism lights
  • Solar architecture
  • Materials
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Rating systems
  • Benefits
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Skylight in the rotunda of Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in [[Rio de Janeiro]] thumb|Oculus (architecture)|Oculus of the [[Pantheon, Rome, an open skylight]] thumb|Skylight in the vault in the Chapel of the Constable of the Burgos Cathedral, a glazed closed skylight from the 15th century

A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ventilation purposes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “skylight” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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