Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century; as, a Palladian window.
A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio.
window A three-part window opening with a tall, round-arched center window flanked by smaller rectangular windows and separated by posts or pilasters.
An architectural style developed by Andrea Palladio in the 16th century
or VENETIAN WINDOW (drawing at right) A window consistin g of an arch (often curved) supported by columns whose entablatures span narrower side openings. Ultimately derived from the designs of Andrea Palladio, a sixteenth-century architect working in Venice and the Veneto.
referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio; "the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif"
A Palladian is a large built up unit, which is divided into multiple parts and is generally comprised of a mixture of operable and fixed shapes. ( style guide)
A three-part window in which the central window has an arched head and the side windows have square heads. Used in Adam, Queen Anne, Shingle, Colonial Revival, and Neoclassical houses.
A motif having three openings, the center one being arched and larger than the other two.
a three-light window, with a tall round-headed middle light and shorter lights on either side, the side lights with flanking pilasters and small entablatures forming the imposts to the arch over the centre light.
Classical window form distinguished by its graceful arch.
Window: a window with a curved top.
In or of the style of Andrea Palladio. (Webster's)
window A window with three openings, the central one arched and wider than the others.
Having the symmetrical style of architecture of Andrea Palladio
a three-part window where the centre window is arched and wider than the two straight topped side windows. A style often used by Andrea Palladio after whom it was named. (IMAGE)
Palladianism is, loosely, a philosophy of design based on the writings and work of Andreas Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century who tried to recreate the style and proportions of the buildings of ancient Rome. Proponents include Inigo Jones (Queens House Greenwich, The Piazza Covent Garden) and William Benson (Wilbury Park, Wilts).
In the neo-classical style of Andrea Palladio.
Related to the buildings of the sixteenth-century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, or to the eighteenth-century English revival of his style.
A large, arch-top window flanked by smaller windows on each side.