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  2. Venetian window - Wikipedia

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    Venetian window at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England, c. 1734-64 A Venetian window (also known as a Serlian window ) is a large tripartite window which is a key element in Palladian architecture . Although Sebastiano Serlio (1475–1554) did not invent it, the window features largely in the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508 ...

  3. Palladian architecture - Wikipedia

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    There are two different versions of the motif: the simpler one is called a Venetian window, and the more elaborate a Palladian window or "Palladian motif", although this distinction is not always observed. [22] The Venetian window has three parts: a central high round-arched opening, and two smaller rectangular openings to the sides.

  4. Venetian glass - Wikipedia

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    Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) is glassware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with a soda–lime "metal" and is typically elaborately decorated, with various "hot" glass-forming techniques, as well as gilding , enamel , or engraving .

  5. Andrea Palladio - Wikipedia

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    The Serlian window, or Venetian window, also known as a Palladian window, was another common feature of his style, which he used both for windows and the arches of the loggias of his buildings. It consists of an arched window flanked by two smaller square windows, divided by two columns or pilasters and often topped by a small entablature and ...

  6. Window blind - Wikipedia

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    Various window blind styles. A window blind is a type of window covering. [1] There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind is made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard material, including wood, plastic or metal which are held together by cords that run through the blind slats.

  7. Venetian Renaissance architecture - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the Renaissance architecture of other Italian cities, there was a degree of conservatism, especially in retaining the overall form of buildings, which in the city were usually replacements on a confined site, and in windows, where arched or round tops, sometimes with a classicized version of the tracery of Venetian Gothic ...

  8. Mini blind - Wikipedia

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    The slats of a mini blind. A mini blind is a type of horizontal window blind made of long, narrow slats held together by string. Its slats are less than half the width of a regular venetian blind, and are often made of aluminium, measuring 15 millimetres (0.59 in) or 25 millimetres (0.98 in).

  9. Venetian - Wikipedia

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    Venetian language, a Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region; Venice, Florida, a city in Sarasota County, United States; The Venetian Las Vegas, a resort hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada; The Venetian Macao, a hotel and casino in Macau, China; Venetian blind, or Venetian, a common type of window blind similar to Persian blind