Oriel Windows
These projecting bay windows, usually on an upper story, do not extend to the ground.
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They were originally developed as a form of a porch and were popular in Gothic Revival style buildings. Typically, its walls are supported by a corbelled or bracketed base.
An oriel with three brackets on a brick Queen Anne residence.
A metal-sided oriel with curved glass sash and leaded glass transoms.
A two-sided oriel on a Queen Anne style residence.
A oriel with a copper base at the gable of a Queen Anne style residence.
A Queen Anne residence with a wood frame oriel.
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