The window or door (1) comprises a leaf frame (3) supported in hinges (6) along one vertical side in a fixed frame (2). A tie-rod (11) between a point (6b) on the leaf frame at a hinge (6) and one (12) on the fixed frame, extends against the direction of the load. Pref the top end of the tie-rod is suspended from the fixed frame, while its lower end engages the leaf bottom end.
