Demand for stained glass reached its height in the late middle ages.
Most beautiful cathedral stained glass windows.
The cathedral at chartres france features sturdy flying buttresses that allowed for huge windows including the glorious rose.
The stained glass windows are spectacular.
Perhaps the most iconic work of architect antoni gaudà this catalan modernisme cathedral that dominates the barcelona skyline contains a stunning rainbow of abstract stained glass windows.
St giles has a fine selection of stained glass windows the earliest inserted in 1873.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
The 167 stained glass windows of chartres cathedral built 1190 1220 ce are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the middle ages.
The most famous are the beautiful burne jones window and the strikingly different great west window which celebrates robert burns scotland s national poet and dates from 1985.
Several windows date to the mid 12th century ce while over.
The french painter of russian jewish origin s first stained glass window project with them was for the metz cathedral one of the largest and most beautiful gothic churches in france.
Built in the 13th century the chapel features some 6 500 square feet of them across 15 panels each depicting biblical scenes.
This cathedral has been a primary object of study for art historians for years now and it never seizes to amaze.
During the middle ages there would have been stained glass in the church but only a few tiny.
It is a wonderful place to relax with a coffee in the shadow of this magnificent building.
While notre dame and the sacre coeur basilica might be two of the most famous religious buildings in paris it s the little sainte chapelle that takes our breath away at least when it comes to stained glass windows.
With 1 113 scenes depicting history across the old and new testaments this gothic masterpiece was built in just seven years.
Take in their beauty here.
The chartres cathedral is one of the few perfect representatives of this category as the stained glass windows here are among the oldest in france.
Beautiful cathedral in the heart of bayonne.
La sagrada familia barcelona spain.