The cathedral features three rose windows so named because of the outward radiating circular pattern they are built in.
Notre dame cathedral north rose window.
The ravages of time and war destroyed a majority of the great glass works of the middle ages though human arrogance also took its toll.
The earliest window which punctures the west facade of the cathedral dates back to 1225.
Unlike most of the glass in paris and much of france these two contain nearly all of their original elements.
The magnificent roses of the transepts at notre dame date to 1250 60.
The rose window was often placed above a row of vertical lights as the apex of the composition the small corner spandrels between the rose and lower tier being filled by smaller lights of rose form as in the transepts of st denis and notre dame.
The iconic rose windows are among notre dame s most recognizable features.
Getty the notre dame rose windows were imperiled by the blaze.
The stained glass on the northern side of the notre dame cathedral in paris.
Built in 1260 ad then when you think it doesn t get any better than this you spin around and there in the north transept is if anything an even more spectacular window.
When it comes to famous windows few are quite as vivid as the rose windows in the notre dame cathedral in chartres.
The north rose window of notre dame paris.
The south rose window of notre dame paris.
The north window of notre dame de paris.
The north and south roses were.