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Clerestories

Scope note

Upper zones of walls rising above adjacent roofs and pierced by windows so as to admit light to a high central room or space flanked by lower rooms or spaces.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002655

Broader Terms used

stories

Term used for

clearstories

Equivalent Terms used

clerestory

Created

13yrs ago

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