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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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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

This unusual arrangement permits side windows on the landing in addition to the great Palladian window in the middle, so that both the upper and lower halls are flooded with light.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

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

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