Definition
The upper level of a church nave or other building that contains windows above the roofline of lower sections. This architectural feature allows natural light to flood the interior space while maintaining the structural integrity of the walls below.
Etymology
From Middle English 'clere' (clear) and 'story' (floor level), literally meaning 'clear story.' The term describes the 'clear' or windowed upper level that rises above adjacent structures.
Kelly Says
Gothic architects turned clerestory windows into divine light shows - those soaring walls of colored glass didn't just illuminate the space, they transformed it into a heavenly vision where earthly stone seemed to dissolve into pure radiance!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ከፊል አፈረኛ
keh-feel ah-feh-reh-nyah
ARالعربية
نافذة علوية
naf-dhah ah-lee-yah
BNবাংলা
ক্লেরেস্টোরি
klee-reh-stoh-ree
CACatalà
finestra superior
fee-neh-strah soo-pee-ree-or
CSČeština
klerestorium
klay-reh-stoh-ree-oom
DADansk
klerestorium
klay-reh-stoh-ree-oom
DEDeutsch
Klerestorie
klay-reh-stoh-ree-eh
ELΕλληνικά
κλερεστορία
klee-reh-stoh-ree-ah
ESEspañol
claristorio
klah-ree-stoh-ree-oh
FAفارسی
پنجره بالایی
pan-jereh bah-lah-ee
FISuomi
yläikkuna
yoo-lah-ee-kuh-nah
FRFrançais
claire-voie
klair-vwah
GUGU
ઉપરની બારી
oo-pah-ree nee bah-ree
HAHA
taga saman rufi
tah-gah sah-mahn roo-fee
HEעברית
חלון עליון
khal-on ah-lee-yon
HIहिन्दी
क्लेरेस्टोरी
klee-reh-stoh-ree
HUMagyar
felső ablak
fehl-soh ah-blahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
jendela atas
jehn-deh-lah ah-tahs
IGIG
windo elu
ween-doh eh-loo
ITItaliano
cleristorio
kleh-ree-stoh-ree-oh
JA日本語
クレルストリー
kureh-rus-toh-ree
KKKK
жоғарғы терезе
zhoh-gar-ghee teh-reh-zeh
KMKM
បង្អួចលើ
bahng-kuh-ak leh-oo
KO한국어
클레르스토리
keul-eh-reh-seu-toh-ri
MRMR
वरचा बांधणी
vah-rah-chah bahnd-hah-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
tingkap atas
ting-kahp ah-tahs
MYမြန်မာ
အပေါ်ဆုံး ပိုင်း
ah-paw-sone pyin
NLNederlands
klerestory
kleh-reh-stoh-ree
NONorsk
klerestorium
klay-reh-stoh-ree-oom
PAPA
ਉੱਪਰਲਾ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ
oop-pah-reh-lah dah-rwah-zah
PLPolski
klerestorium
klay-reh-stoh-ree-oom
PTPortuguês
claraboia
klah-rah-boo-yah
RORomână
claristoriu
klah-ree-stoh-ree-oo
RUРусский
клерестория
klee-reh-stoh-ree-yah
SVSvenska
klerestorium
klay-reh-stoh-ree-oom
SWKiswahili
dirisha la juu
dee-ree-shah lah joo
TAதமிழ்
மேல் சாளரம்
mehl sah-lah-rahm
TEతెలుగు
పై కిటికీ
pai ki-tee-kee
THไทย
หน้าต่างสูง
nah-tahng soong
TLTL
bintana sa itaas
been-tah-nah sah ee-tah-as
TRTürkçe
klerestory
kleh-reh-stoh-ree
UKУкраїнська
клересторія
klee-reh-stoh-ree-yah
URاردو
اوپر والی کھڑکی
oo-per wah-lee khid-kee
VITiếng Việt
cửa sổ trên cao
koo-ah soh trehn koh
YOYO
windo oko
ween-doh oh-koh
ZH中文
透光窗
tòu guāng chuāng
ZUZU
windowe laphansi
ween-doh-weh lah-pahn-see