Diocletian window.
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Diocletian window — The Baths of Diocletian in Rome with “Diocletian windows” visible. Diocletian windows, also called thermal windows, are large semicircular windows characteristic of the enormous public baths (thermae) of Ancient Rome. They have been revived on a… … Wikipedia
Diocletian window — Semicircular window divided into three lights (compartments) by two vertical mullions, with the central light usually wider than the two side lights. Its name comes from its use in the Baths of Diocletian in Rome (AD 302). It was revived in the… … Universalium
Diocletian window. — See Palladian window … Useful english dictionary
Diocletian — 51st Emperor of the Roman Empire Laureate bust of Diocletian. Reign 20 November 284 – 1 April 286 (alone) 1 April 286 – … Wikipedia
window — windowless, adj. windowy, adj. /win doh/, n. 1. an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass … Universalium
Diocletian — Büste Diokletians im Archäologischen Museum Istanbul Diokletian (* zwischen 236 und 245 in Dalmatien; † 3. Dezember 313 oder 316 in Spalatum), vollständiger Name Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, war von 284 bis 305 römischer Kaiser.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Window — This article is about the part of a building. For the Microsoft operating system, see Microsoft Windows. For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Pair of windows, Old Ship Church, Hingham, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Palladian window — /peuh lay dee euhn, lah / a window in the form of a round headed archway with a narrower compartment on either side, the side compartments usually being capped with entablatures on which the arch of the central compartment rests. Also called… … Universalium
St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth — For other churches dedicated to St. Laurence or St. Lawrence, see St. Laurence s Church. St. Lawrence s Church, Mereworth … Wikipedia
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