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clerestory::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clearstory |
| Type of | window |
Examples of clerestory
clerestory
Windows, including a clerestory, bring light into the space from many directions.
From the newsobserver.com
A veritable school of glass fish from the 1950s lines the clerestory windowsills.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Above the roof of the aisle are the clerestory windows which light the nave.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many of the walls in between are filled with floor-to-ceiling and clerestory windows.
From the post-gazette.com
The clerestory is unbuttressed and has double-lighted windows beneath two mouchettes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Inside, a central spine of clerestory windows brings in light all day from the southeast.
From the sfgate.com
Open beams and clerestory windows give the small room a soaring feeling.
From the denverpost.com
Clerestory windows let the light of the present day infuse both spaces.
From the sfgate.com
The vault of the apse is pierced by round windows, forming a clerestory.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
- Clerestory (lit. clear storey, also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey) is an architectural term that historically denoted an upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church, the walls of which rise above the rooflines of the lower aisles and are pierced with ...
- The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral
- An outside wall of a room or building that rises above an adjoining roof and contains windows.
- A window in the upper part of a lofty room that admits light to the center of the room.
- A wall with windows that is between two different (roof) levels. The windows are used to provide natural light into a building.
- A window located high in a wall near the eaves that allows daylight into a building interior, and may be used for ventilation and solar heat gain.
- Upper row of windows lighting the nave of a basilica, above the inner colonnades
- A window near the top of an outside wall.
