clerestory

Examples

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• Many modern buildings incorporate clerestory windows to enhance interior lighting and design.

• A frame clerestory topped the bow-arch roof, bringing light to the interior.

  Academic text (2011)

• Similar to the other pavilions, clerestory windows provided ample natural light and cross-ventilation to relieve the scorching heat of the early fall.

  Blog text (22)

• Gehry said skylights and clerestories in the 26-foot-high ceilings would shower the vast space with daylight.

  Blog text (3)

• When I got there, I saw Jurgen Klip, the building's head curator, on the narrow walkway above the access alley, checking the clerestory windows for one of the interior enclosures.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The kiln shed, roofed with sheet tin and fiberglass panels and corniced with a jerry-built section of clerestory windows, stands on a wooded bench at the back of his property.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The church features stunning clerestory windows that allow natural light to fill the sanctuary.

• In the cathedral, the clerestory above the nave creates a bright and inviting atmosphere.

Synonyms

C

clearstory

vsclerestory

• Specialized

9.6

A high part of a wall with windows above lower roofs to let light inside

is the same term but spelled with an alternative letter pattern

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