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- A window placed in a projection of an exterior wall of a building is called an oriel window when the wall projection does not extend all the way to the foundation. Residential design glossary
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- Oriel windows most commonly appear in homes built in either the Queen Anne or Gothic Revival style of architecture, although they are increasingly common in modern design, and examples of oriels dating back to the 15th century are readily visible in Europe today. - wisegeek
![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/images/wikiwords/small_grey_arr.gif) - Much of the charm Atterbury added to the house was in the assortment of windows. On the west end, a two-story copper oriel window, in half-oval shape, lighted both the living room and the master bedroom above it. - The New York Times
![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/images/wikiwords/small_grey_arr.gif) - the famous " Maison des Têtes " or " House of Heads "of 1609 with its rich decoration (of 105 masks!), a wonderful oriel window rising two floors high and topped with a balcony, of Renaissance style, on " Rue des Têtes";
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- Corpo chiuso, a pianta circolare, rettangolare o poligonale, anche a più piani, che sporge dalla facciata di un edificio. E’ dotato di ampie finestre. Glossario di architettura - by Monica Ruggiero
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- Lo stile semplificato di Ballatore appartiene alla fase alta dell'Art Nouveau e risolve l'intenzione di svuotare i volumi in una tensione lineare di natura razionale; notevoli, inoltre, la funzionalità delle soluzioni interne dichiarate dallo spaccato e nella facciata verso il cortile, il ritmo serrato del doppio bovindo schiacciato e l'esattezza calcolata dei singoli elementi.
- L'architettura del 900 in Piemonte
by Monica Ruggiero - Veduta esterna dell’MSN. Bovindo della torre dei costumi. - Musei Nazionali Svizzeri
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