Cathedral Stained Glass Windows Paris

15 gloriously colored stain glass panels shooting 50 feet up.

Cathedral stained glass windows paris.

The cathedral is widely considered one of the finest examples of french gothic architecture. 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. Stained glass windows at notre dame paris france. Stained glass is a magical material whether in a church or a laboratory.

Several windows date to the mid 12th century ce while over 150 survive from the early 13th century ce. The 167 stained glass windows of chartres cathedral built 1190 1220 ce are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the middle ages. 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. The entire cathedral was actually built with the windows in mind so the architecture style bends to the needs of the windows.

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. So beginning in 1836 the entire chapel needed to be restored including the stained glass windows. Its common practice in catholicism to house holy objects inside ornate containers called a reliquary. Here i m examining a panel taken from a french national treasure notre dame cathedral in paris after it was nearly.

Located about 80 kilometers south of paris the french gothic style cathedral was built between 1145 and 1220. This is the most beautiful stained glass you will see in paris and anywhere in france except chartres. Within these 15 stained glass windows are 1 113 separate scenes taken from the old and new testament. 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.

The west rose window over the portals was the first and smallest of the roses in notre dame. 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 stained glass windows of notre dame particularly the three rose windows are among the most famous features of the cathedral. It is 9 6 metres in diameter and was made in about 1225 with the pieces of glass set in a thick circular stone frame.

Is perhaps the most stunning stained glass inside the cathedral. They tell the story of the bible and how the holy relics that were once housed here made their way to paris.