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.

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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

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Palladian architecture hasKeyElement Palladian window
Andrea Palladio notableIdea Palladian window