Palladian window

American  

[puh-ley-dee-uhn, -lah-] / pəˈleɪ di ən, -ˈlɑ- /

noun

1. 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.

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Palladian window

The dark green in the decorative friezes, as well as the lintels and pilasters of the Palladian window, is newly accurate, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

The facade features pressed Roman brick and brownstone and is adorned with a Palladian window and cast-iron balconettes.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022

We have a Colonial house with a Palladian window over our front entry door.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2015

Another feature of pronounced interest may be noted on the stair landing, where a charming Palladian window overlooks the old-fashioned box-bordered garden that has been laid out at the rear.

From American Cookery November, 1921 by Hill, Janet McKenzie

In this recess the middle, second and third story windows, are centered, giving the effect of a very high Palladian window.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague