Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Roundel
ROUN dle
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Roundel
ROUN dle
A small circular panel or window
Circular disk of stained glass in a leaded window
Roundel windows are often called bull's eye, oculus, oeil-de-boeuf, oxeye or circular light
Some roundels look like the bottom of a bottle
Roundels are found in corners of rectangular doors or window frames
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Forman-Cabana House - round window
- H. H. Little House - corner roundel in door frame
- 159 Linwood Ave. - small circular panels in frieze
- 211 Linwood Ave. - small circular panels in vergeboard
- Coit House - glass bottom of bottle style
- Photo - 175 Depew Ave. - stone ornament on exterior wall
Other examples:
