When Did Clerestory Begin?
One of the Earliest Uses of the Clerestory Was in the Huge Hypostyle Hall of King Seti I and Ramses Ii at the Temple of Amon (1349–1197 Bc, Karnak, Egypt), in...
One of the earliest uses of the clerestory was in the huge hypostyle hall of King Seti I and Ramses II at the Temple of Amon (1349–1197 bc, Karnak, Egypt), in which the central range of columns, higher than those on either side, permitted clerestories to be built of pierced stone slabs.
Did Romanesque churches have clerestory?
Romanesque period
Some Romanesque churches have barrel vaulted ceilings with no clerestory. The development of the groin vault and ribbed vault made possible the insertion of clerestory windows. Initially the nave of a large aisled and clerestoried church was of two levels, arcade and clerestory.
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What is the difference between clerestory and dormer?
is that clerestory is (architecture) the upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral while dormer is (architecture) a room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
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