clerestory

Japanese: clerestory
clerestory

…There are also Assyrian reliefs and Egyptian wall paintings depicting windows. Egyptian temple architecture used a lighting method called clerestory. In other words, the central hall of the hypostyle was supported by tall columns, while the columns of the halls on either side were low, creating a rectangular high window by utilizing the difference in height (this method was also used in later high windows in Western church architecture). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "clerestory" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アッシリアの浮彫やエジプトの壁画にも窓を描いたものがある。エジプトの神殿建築ではクリアストーリーclerestoryという採光方法がとられた。すなわち多柱式の中央ホールは,高い円柱で支えられ,両側のホールの柱は低く,その差を利用して矩形の高窓がつくられた(のちの西欧の教会堂建築の高窓にもこの方法が使われている)。…

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