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Oriel windows in Kłodzko, Poland. Oriel windows in San Francisco, California, USA. Oriel windows with brackets in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France. 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, an oriel window is most commonly found projecting from an upper floor but is also sometimes used on the ground floor. Oriel windows are seen in Arab architecture in the form of mashrabiya. In Islamic culture these windows and balconies project from the street front of houses, providing an area in which women could peer out and see the activities below while remaining invisible. [2] Contents 1 Origins 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References Origins According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the word "oriel" is derived from Anglo-Norman oriell and post-classical Latin oriolum , both meaning "gallery" or "porch", perhaps from classical Latin aulae...

This article is about the part of a building. For the graphical user interface element, see Window (computing). For other uses, see Window (disambiguation) and Windows (disambiguation). Window of traditional design in Porto Covo, Portugal Cylindrical lattice window of Sumburgh Head Lighthouse (Shetland). A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof or vehicle that allows the passage of light, sound, and air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame [1] in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a window. [2] Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or closed, to exclude inclement weather. Windows often have a latch or similar mechanism to lock the window shut or to hold it open by various amounts. Types include the eyebrow window, fixed windows, single-hung and double-hung sash windows, horizontal sliding sash windows, casement windows, awning windows, hopper windows, tilt an...