Some of notre dame s stained glass windows are original they re medieval bonde said.
Notre dame cathedral stained glass windows history.
The stained glass windows of the notre dame are very beautiful and many date from the 13th century when the cathedral was constructed.
The destruction of reims cathedral and its stained glass in 1914 caused shock across france and led to all chartres windows being taken out and stored throughout both world wars.
The cathedral was built between about 1160 and about 1260 the massive rose windows are susceptible to.
Preliminary studies were carried out by the laboratoire de recherche des monuments historiques fr.
Paris notre dame the three rose windows contain much old glass particularly the the south rose has a number of imported pieces of c12 and c13 age but also a few original panels.
Stained glass is a magical material whether in a church or a laboratory.
The stained glass often shows the heavy influence of naturalism giving them a more secular look that was lacking from earlier romanesque architecture however the rose window set subject are very religious.
Here i m examining a panel taken from a french national treasure notre dame cathedral in paris after it was.
The west rose window over the portals was the first and smallest of the roses in notre dame.
Has some original glass though many of later restorations.
The stained glass windows of notre dame particularly the three rose windows are among the most famous features of the cathedral.
These particular windows have been described by experts as really irreplaceable although the originals dating back to the 13th century have been replaced over the years.