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An interior bay, between the supports of the vaults, in Lyon Cathedral, France In architecture , a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. The term bay comes from Old French baie , meaning an opening or hole.
A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. It typically consists of a central windowpane, called a fixed sash, flanked by two or more smaller windows, known as casement or double-hung windows.
An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. [1] Supported by corbels, brackets, or similar cantilevers, an oriel window generally projects from an upper floor, but is also sometimes used on the ground floor.
An architectural term applied to a colonnade, in which the intercolumniation is alternately wide and narrow. Arcade A passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns. Blind arcade or arcading: the same applied to the wall surface. Arch
Parabolic vault – An architectural vault with a parabolic cross section. Hyperbolic paraboloid vault. Ploughshare vault – A Rib vault where the wall ribs spring from a higher position than those of the diagonal ribs. Quadripartite vault – A Rib vault where the bay is divided by diagonal and transverse ribs into four cells or webs.
A setback as a minimum one-bay indent across all stories is called a recessed bay or recess and is the more common exterior form of an alcove. Upper stories forming a step-back may form a belvedere – and in residential use are considered the penthouse. If part of the roof, then they are a loft or attic/garret.
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Art Nouveau style bow window on the Boulevard De Smet de Nayer in Brussels. A bow window or compass window [1] is a curved bay window. [2] Bow windows are designed to create space by projecting beyond the exterior wall of a building, and to provide a wider view of the garden or street outside and typically combine four or more windows, which join to form an arch, differentiating them from the ...