Bifora: A Thin Column Dividing the Window in Two

A window divided by a central column. Within a large brick arched opening, a slender stone or brick column supports it from the middle, dividing the opening into two smaller arches; the capital of the column is a simple block. Above the two small arches and below the large arch, there is a triangular solid area, on which openwork or protruding geometric patterns are laid. This is the most frequently repeated opening form on the facade. Avoid: making the window a single large opening; omitting the central column; making the central column thick and robust; leaving the upper triangular area blank.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一扇被中柱分開的窗。一個大的磚砌拱形開口裡面,由一根細瘦的石柱或磚柱從中間撐起,把開口分成兩個較小的拱;柱頭是簡單的方塊。兩個小拱的上方、大拱的下方之間有一塊三角形的實心區,上面砌著鏤空或凸出的幾何。這是立面上重複最多的開口形式。避免:把窗做成單一的大開口、省略中柱、讓中柱做得粗壯、把上方的三角區留成空白。