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Polifora is a type of the multi-light
(Venice) Ca' Foscari.jpg, Ca'Foscari, Grand canal facade.
9934 - Venezia - Campo S. Stefano - Palazzo Loredan - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007.jpg, Main facade of Palazzo Loredan, Venice.
Bicester SheepSt 71.jpg, United Free Methodist Church, Bicester.
St Leonard's Church, near Wikimedia UK Offices 16.JPG, A window of the former parish church of St Michael, Leonard Street, London.
Church of the Good Shepherd, Par - geograph.org.uk - 1250105.jpg, Parish church of the Good Shepherd, Par Green, Par, Cornwall.
Palazzo Ariani (Venice).jpg,
Polifora is a type of the multi-light window
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent mat ...
. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. The term ''polifora'' usually refers to the window with at least five parts.
Overview
The polifora is a multiple-part window, divided by small columns or pilasters. Each part has a small arch, which can be round or, more often, pointed. Central parts may sometimes be taller than side openings. The space among the arches is often decorated or perforated. The polifora is typical forGothic architecture
Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It ...
and widely used to decorate large cathedrals in the Northern Europe—particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands where the polifora became a true feature of distinction and personalization of the French Gothic style
French Gothic architecture is an architectural style which emerged in France in 1140, and was dominant until the mid-16th century. The most notable examples are the great Gothic cathedrals of France, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, Reims Cathedra ...
. The polifora is also widely used in Venetian Gothic architecture
Venetian Gothic is the particular form of Italian Gothic architecture typical of Venice, originating in local building requirements, with some influence from Byzantine architecture, and some from Islamic architecture, reflecting Venice's tradin ...
to decorate the main halls of Venetian palaces.
Such windows can sometimes take specific names that indicate the exact number of openings: pentafora (five parts) and hexafora (six parts) are the most common. Rarer are the windows with higher number of openings; for example the eight-part polifora of the Ca 'Foscari in Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
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Palazzo Ariani
Palazzo Ariani, also known as Palazzo Ariani Minotto Cicogna (in Venetian, Palazzo Arian), is a palace in Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district, almost opposite to the church of
Angelo San Raffaele and not far from San Sebastiano. The nearb ...
, Venice
Palazzo Mastelli Rio della Madonna dell'Orto Cannaregio Venezia.jpg, Palazzo Mastelli del Cammello
Palazzo Mastelli del Cammello is a Gothic palace in Venice, Italy. It is located in Cannaregio district, on the Campo dei Mori and the Rio Madonna dell'Orto.
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The building formerly belonged to three silk and spices merchant brothers (Rioba ...
, Venice
Ciprianis-Benedetti Palace in Split 20210421 001.jpg, Polifora on Ciprianis-Benedetti Palace in Split
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See also
* Monofora *Bifora
The bifora or ''pifara'' was a Sicilian double reed instrument of the oboe family, related to the ancient shawm and particularly to the piffero of the northern Italian Apennines. Much larger than the piffero, and made in one piece, it was employed ...
*Trifora
Trifora is a type of three-light window. The trifora usually appears in towers and belfries—on the top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings.
Overview
The trifora has three openings divided by two small colu ...
*Quadrifora
Quadrifora is a type of four-light window. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. The quadrifora can also be a group closely set windows.
Overview
The quadrifora is d ...
*Glossary of architecture
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