Cathedral Stained Glass Windows Paris
Several windows date to the mid 12th century ce while over 150 survive from the early 13th century ce.
Cathedral stained glass windows paris. The stained glass windows of notre dame particularly the three rose windows are among the most famous features of the cathedral. Its common practice in catholicism to house holy objects inside ornate containers called a reliquary. The lower chapel designed for the peasants isn t much but when you climb the short staircase to the king s chapel your jaw will literally drop in amazement. The cathedral is widely considered one of the finest examples of french gothic architecture.
The 167 stained glass windows of chartres cathedral built 1190 1220 ce are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the middle ages. Stained glass is a magical material whether in a church or a laboratory. Located about 80 kilometers south of paris the french gothic style cathedral was built between 1145 and 1220. Here i m examining a panel taken from a french national treasure notre dame cathedral in paris after it was nearly.
So beginning in 1836 the entire chapel needed to be restored including the stained glass windows. 15 gloriously colored stain glass panels shooting 50 feet up. 10 although the interior is dominated by the stained glass see below every inch of the remaining wall surface and the vault was also richly coloured and decorated. There are three of them inside.
The stained glass windows in the sainte chapelle in central paris by david brossard flickr after several fires a flood and the french revolution by the time the 19th century had rolled around the sainte chapelle had seen better days. Stained glass windows interior the parisian palatine chapel built to house a reliquary was itself like a precious reliquary turned inside out with the richest decoration on the inside. They tell the story of the bible and how the holy relics that were once housed here made their way to paris. Is perhaps the most stunning stained glass inside the cathedral.
This is the most beautiful stained glass you will see in paris and anywhere in france except chartres. The entire cathedral was actually built with the windows in mind so the architecture style bends to the needs of the windows. The stained glass windows of notre dame de paris notre dame de paris is the cathedral of paris located on the island île de la cité in the seine river and is the seat of the archbishop of paris. The west rose window over the portals was the first and smallest of the roses in notre dame.
Within these 15 stained glass windows are 1 113 separate scenes taken from the old and new testament. Stained glass windows at notre dame paris france.