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155:. Virtually every urban row house of the late-19th and early-20th centuries relied upon a metal-framed skylight to illuminate its enclosed stairwell. More elaborate dwellings of the era showed a fondness for the roof lantern, in which the humble ceiling-window design of the skylight is elaborated into a miniature glass-paneled
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and eastern China), where it means a dome-like roof raised by sets of four straight beams placed above each other, "arranged in diminishing squares", and rotated with each set. Normally such a "lantern" is enclosed and provides no light at all.
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or aluminium frame. Traditional architectural styles characterise most roof lanterns in the UK. In the U.S., where the term 'custom' skylight is often used, modern styles of roof lanterns are also common in the building vernacular.
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Churches in Florence: A Study in Their Chronology and Stylistic Development". The Art Bulletin. Vol. 25, No. 2 (Jun., 1943), pp. 112-131.
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174:Monitor (architecture)
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27:Architectural element
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316:Rowland, Benjamin,
229:Passive daylighting
79:Indian architecture
36:Florence Baptistery
1472:Solar architecture
1051:Servants' quarters
142:temperate climates
120:. In 16th-century
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52:Seville Cathedral
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1006:Drawing room
992:Conservatory
899:Storm cellar
870:Storage room
866:Utility room
862:Laundry room
838:Furnace room
429:Shared rooms
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363:. Retrieved
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75:lantern roof
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60:roof lantern
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18:Lantern roof
1397:Home repair
1194:Belt course
1102:Hidden room
1031:Lumber room
947:Antechamber
938:Great house
918:Wine cellar
889:Root cellar
842:Boiler room
823:Crawl space
494:Living room
487:kitchenette
472:Home cinema
457:Family room
452:Dining room
442:Common room
224:Daylighting
168:Present day
70:structure.
64:daylighting
1441:Categories
1407:Tree house
1377:Front yard
1309:Sill plate
1257:Foundation
1199:Bressummer
1112:house plan
1081:Undercroft
1066:State room
1016:Great hall
985:still room
652:dumbwaiter
637:Cubby-hole
467:Great room
437:Bonus room
379:Britannica
365:2021-01-20
326:0140561021
295:References
172:See also:
163:or tower.
130:orangeries
118:cathedrals
1331:Threshold
1214:Colonnade
1159:Townhouse
1097:Furniture
1001:Courtyard
903:Safe room
813:Cloakroom
781:Technical
771:Vestibule
756:Staircase
695:Inglenook
668:Fireplace
627:Breezeway
499:Gynaeceum
236:, a drum
234:Tholobate
89:The term
1372:Driveway
1367:Backyard
1326:Skylight
1289:Plumbing
1284:Ornament
1279:Lighting
1189:Baluster
1177:elements
1149:Detached
1144:Terraced
996:Orangery
975:scullery
952:Ballroom
928:Workshop
913:Wardrobe
901: /
868: /
864: /
840: /
803:Basement
735:sleeping
730:screened
715:Overhang
659:Entryway
647:Elevator
561:Bathroom
516:man cave
203:See also
95:Japanese
68:skylight
1457:Windows
1360:Related
1336:Transom
1228:Cornice
1218:Portico
1209:Chimney
1204:Ceiling
1036:Parlour
1021:Library
980:spicery
970:saucery
965:buttery
808:Carport
790:storage
785:utility
766:Veranda
761:Terrace
690:Hallway
622:Balcony
601:Nursery
596:Cabinet
591:Boudoir
573:Bedroom
545:Sunroom
477:Kitchen
287:caboose
209:Chhatri
180:glazing
104:History
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1382:Garden
1351:Window
1294:Quoins
1272:Portal
1223:Column
1139:Duplex
1117:styles
1076:Turret
908:Studio
884:Pantry
857:Larder
847:Garage
818:Closet
752:Stairs
710:Loggia
673:hearth
663:Genkan
617:Atrium
610:Spaces
579:closet
566:toilet
535:Shrine
511:Andron
462:Garret
360:Duplus
324:
240:a dome
219:Cupola
161:cupola
138:citrus
122:France
48:cupola
1452:Roofs
1341:Vault
1314:Style
1262:Gable
1252:Floor
1232:Eaves
1122:types
1107:House
1090:Other
1061:Solar
1041:Sauna
940:areas
879:floor
798:Attic
725:Porch
720:Patio
700:Lanai
680:Foyer
540:Study
504:harem
421:house
417:Rooms
271:barns
238:under
126:Italy
62:is a
1402:Shed
1387:Home
1346:Wall
1319:list
1299:Roof
1267:Gate
1242:Door
1237:Dome
1184:Arch
788:and
742:Ramp
705:Loft
685:Hall
642:Deck
322:ISBN
196:UPVC
188:UPVC
124:and
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