Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
oriel window
Croatian translation:
pomolak, erker
Mar 16, 2009 21:55
15 yrs ago
English term
oriel window
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English to Croatian
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
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Definition from
Residential design glossary:
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.
Example sentences:
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)
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)
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"; (Colmar)
Proposed translations
(Croatian)
3 +2 | pomolak, erker |
loretaistra
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Proposed translations
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pomolak, erker
Definition from
Arhitektonski fakultet Zagreb:
Istaknuti prozor, zaobljen ili poligonalan koji je smješten na jednom od katova, ali ne ide do zemlje već je konzolan<br />ili nošen podupiračima ili potpornjima, stupcima.
Example sentences:
Članak problematizira pomolak (erker) kao važan element oblikovanja fasada zgrada Donjega grada Zagreba. (Arhitektonski fakultet Zagreb)
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