Window shapes

Exterior · Specific House Styles · printed page 306 (PDF page 307)

Book index entries

Broken Pediment Gothic Windows Palladian Window Pediments Curved Tops Fanlights Gothic Palladian Shapes Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details Window

Text in the illustration

pointed arch
drip mold (type of crown)
hood
gothic
palladian
curved top
fanlight
pediment
broken pediment

Generated explanation

The illustration compares six decorative window and entrance configurations. A Gothic window has a pointed arch, diamond-pattern glazing, and an exterior drip mold, while a Palladian arrangement combines a broad central window, narrow flanking windows, and a semicircular glazed top. A curved-top window is framed by an ornamental hood. The entrance example has a paneled door, glazed sidelights, and a semicircular fanlight with radiating glazing bars. Two rectangular multipane windows illustrate an intact triangular pediment and a broken pediment with an opening at its apex. No defects or improper installation practices are depicted.

Components

Gothic window Palladian window curved-top window pointed arch drip mold window hood fanlight pediment broken pediment window frames glazing bars window sills paneled entrance door sidelights entrance steps

Materials

glass