oriel window

Isaac Kremer/ January 14, 2018/ / 0 comments

A projecting bay window on an exterior wall on an upper floor, supported on brackets, corbels, a pier, or engaged column. May be rounded or multi-sided and contain one or more windows. The base beneath an oriel window may be corbeled or decorated. Originally a form of porch, often of wood. Contrast with loggia. Photo from Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, 2016. 2. A bay projecting, inside or out, extending a room. 3. A windowed bay or porch at the top of exterior stairs. (Kremer, 2023)

Photo from Easton, Pennsylvania, 2023.

Oriel window with wreathed brackets from Wheeling, West Virginia, 2023.

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