A fanlight is a form of
lunette
A lunette (French ''lunette'', 'little moon') is a crescent- or half-moon–shaped or semi-circular architectural space or feature, variously filled with sculpture, painted, glazed, filled with recessed masonry, or void.
A lunette may also be ...
window (
transom window
In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion, a vertical structural member. Transom or transom window is also the customary ...
), often semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with
glazing bars or
tracery
Tracery is an architectural device by which windows (or screens, panels, and vaults) are divided into sections of various proportions by stone ''bars'' or ''ribs'' of moulding. Most commonly, it refers to the stonework elements that support th ...
sets radiating out like an open
fan. It is placed over another window or a doorway, and is sometimes hinged to a
transom. The bars in the fixed glazed window spread out in the manner of a
sunburst
A sunburst is a design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns and possibly pattern books. It consists of rays or "beams" radiating out from a central disk in the manner of sunbeams. Sometimes part of a sunbur ...
. It is also called a sunburst light. In
federation housing it is also called a toplight or top light.
References
External links
Doorways around the World
Glass architecture
Windows
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