Monofora

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Monofora is a type of the single-light window, usually narrow, crowned by an arch, and decorated by small columns or pilasters.[1]

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Overview

The term usually refers to a certain type of window designed during the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and also during the nineteenth-century Eclecticism in architecture.[2] In other cases, the term may mean an arched window with a single opening.

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  • Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain).
    Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain).
  • Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia.
    Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia.
  • Sjögestads kyrka
    Sjögestads kyrka
  • Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan
    Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan

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