Palladian window
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A Palladian window is a large, elegant architectural feature consisting of a central arched window flanked by two shorter rectangular side windows, commonly used in classical and Renaissance-inspired designs.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural element
ⓘ
window type ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
architrave
ⓘ
entablature ⓘ keystone ⓘ spandrel ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
arch springing from imposts above side windows
ⓘ
central light taller than side lights ⓘ side lights with flat heads ⓘ |
| hasDesignPrinciple |
axial symmetry
ⓘ
harmonic proportion ⓘ |
| hasEraOfPopularity |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
admit light
ⓘ
ornamental emphasis ⓘ provide external view ⓘ |
| hasOriginPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central arched window
ⓘ
rectangular side windows ⓘ two side windows ⓘ |
| hasProportion | classical proportions ⓘ |
| hasShape | central arch ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Georgian architecture
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Palladian architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ classical architecture ⓘ |
| hasSupportElement |
columns
ⓘ
pilasters ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| hasTypicalLocation |
piano nobile
ⓘ
upper stories of buildings ⓘ |
| hasTypicalUse |
central feature of elevation
ⓘ
façade composition ⓘ |
| hasVisualEffect |
articulate wall surface
ⓘ
create sense of grandeur ⓘ emphasize central axis of façade ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sebastiano Serlio ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Palladian motif
ⓘ
Serliana ⓘ Venetian window ⓘ |
| isCharacteristicOf |
18th-century country houses
ⓘ
Georgian townhouses ⓘ Palladian Villas of the Veneto ⓘ
surface form:
Palladian villas
|
| isCommonIn |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Andrea Palladio ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
masonry buildings
ⓘ
stone façades ⓘ stucco façades ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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