oriel window

Dutch translation: erker

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English term or phrase:oriel window
Dutch translation:erker

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16:54 Nov 28, 2008
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English term or phrase: oriel window
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.

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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
  • 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
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erker
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Een erker is een ronde, vierkante of veelhoekige uitbouwsel aan een gevel. In de meeste gevallen is een erker aan drie zijden voorzien van ramen. Een erker was een geliefd element in de Nederlandse woningbouw in de periode 1920-1940.
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Definition from Haslinghuis, Bouwkundige termen:
Een erker is een ronde, vierkante of veelhoekige uitbouwsel aan een gevel. In de meeste gevallen is een erker aan drie zijden voorzien van ramen. Een erker was een geliefd element in de Nederlandse woningbouw in de periode 1920-1940.

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Yes  marinus (X)
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  -> Thanks, Marinus!

Yes  JAN SNAUWAERT: Uit de uitleg van Saskia blijkt niet zo meteen waarom het een oriel WINDOW wordt genoemd (omdat in de MEESTE gevallen een erker met (een) erkervenster(s) kan vereenzelvigd worden), maar het klopt wel.
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