Wheel window

Japanese: wheel window(英語表記)wheelwindow
Wheel window

…A circular window with radial tracery, usually found on the upper facade of a Christian church. It is also called a wheel window. It is usually found on the west facade, but can also be found on the south or north facade of a transept.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "wheel window" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キリスト教聖堂の正面上部に造られる,放射状のトレーサリーをもつ円形の窓。円花窓,車輪窓wheel windowともいう。一般に西正面であるが,トランセプトの南,北正面などにも設けられる。…

※「wheel window」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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