fanlight
Semicircular entrance window
A fanlight is a window, typically semicircular or fan-shaped, placed above a door or another window.
The name comes from the radiating glazing bars that spread like the ribs of an open fan.
Fanlights were especially popular in Georgian and Federal architecture, where they admitted light into entrance halls: The front door had an elegant fanlight above it.
Crossbar above a door
- lunetteCrescent-shaped architectural opening
- sidelightIncidental information source
- clerestoryElevated fenestrated church wall
- oculusRound architectural opening
mullion · glazing · tracery · keystone · pediment · archivolt · fenestration · entablature
Rods connecting hub to rim
- ribsThoracic bone set
- radiatingSending out from center
- semicircularForming half a circle
- archedCurved overhead
curved · segments · wedge · hub · bars · pattern · splayed · sunburst
Sheet of glass
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
- casementHinged swinging window
- frameSupporting outer structure
- jambVertical frame member
glazing · leaded · grille · aperture · pivot · hinge · muntins · putty
Sun's natural glow
- glowSteady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- diffusedSpread widely around
transom
Crossbar above a door
- lunetteCrescent-shaped architectural opening
- sidelightIncidental information source
- clerestoryElevated fenestrated church wall
oculus · mullion · glazing · tracery · keystone · pediment · archivolt · fenestration · entablature · pilaster
spokes
Rods connecting hub to rim
- ribsThoracic bone set
- radiatingSending out from center
- semicircularForming half a circle
arched · curved · segments · wedge · hub · bars · pattern · splayed · sunburst · elliptical
pane
Sheet of glass
jamb · glazing · leaded · grille · aperture · pivot · hinge · muntins · putty · single-hung
daylight
Sun's natural glow
- glowSteady, soft light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- sunlightRadiance from our star
frosted
Covered with icy film
opaline · tinted · leaded · beveled · textured · clear · colored · decorative · patterned · sandblasted
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- house exteriorsfront door, siding, roof, windows, garage door
- Architectural Featuresdome, Gothic arch, lancet, cupola, rose window
- Colonial Decorwainscoting, Windsor chairs, fireplace mantels, four-poster beds, grandfather clocks
- fenestrationcasement window, bay window, sash window, awning, casement
- Georgian architecturesash windows, sash window, stucco, terrace, terrace house
fanlightblank wall
skylight · basement window · picture window · porthole · rose window
fanlightskylight
Window in a roof
roof light · basement window · clerestory · lantern light · dormer window