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Venetian window or opening: one having three openings, the central one arched and wider than the others. Much used by Palladio and also known as Palladian, Serliana or Serlian type.

 


PALLADIAN or VENETIAN WINDOW (drawing at right) A window consisting of an arch (often curved) supported by columns whose entablatures span narrower side openings.

The Palladian, Serlian, or Venetian window features largely in Palladio's work, almost a trademark in his early career.

Also called a Serlian motif, Serliana, Palladian window and Venetian window.

a window divide into three part a large, arched central window, flanked by two smaller rectangular windows. It is sometimes called Venetian window.
palazzo
an Italian palace, or any large extravagant building of a similar style.

PALLADIAN WINDOW A three-part, round-arched window, named for the 15th century Italian architect Andreas Palladino, also known as a Venetian Window and common in the Georgian and Colonial Revival styles.

Palladian Window - A window divide into three parts: a large, arched central window, flanked by two smaller rectangular windows. It is sometimes called Venetian window.

Venetian window also called a Palladian window or a serliana, this decorative window is characterized by a central arched opening, wider and taller than its flanking openings, which have flat entablatures; ...

VENETIAN WINDOW: another term for PALLADIAN WINDOW. VESTRY: a room attached to a church, in which vestments are kept. VOLUTE: a projecting moulding like a scroll, most often found on a capital.

See also: Palladian, Classical, House, Architecture, Palladian window

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