Exquisitely crafted and effortlessly ethereal stained glass windows have been prevalent in places of worship for centuries.
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They were particularly important in the high gothic cathedrals most.
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Gothic was a style of architecture that developed in france around 1140 and spread throughout europe.
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Stained glass windows were a prominent feature of towering gothic churches.
Probably the most important form of gothic architectural art was the stained glass window.
The gothic style in stained glass had first appeared in france in 1142 with the dedication of the stained glass windows in the ambulatory of the basilica of saint denis the earliest existing windows in the style in england are probably those at canterbury cathedral including the methuselah window in the choir clerestory the choir of canterbury was destroyed by a fire and was rebuilt by.
In this sense the glass functioned both as a practical means to illuminate the interior and in contrast to romanesque architecture which favored massive walls and small window openings to create an atmosphere of vast soaring spaces and thin curtainlike.
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Architecturally the most foundational role of gothic stained glass windows was to admit enormous amounts of light into the cathedral.
French gothic stained glass windows were an important feature of french gothic architecture particularly cathedrals and churches built between the 12th century and 16th century while stained glass had been used in french churches in the romanesque period the gothic windows were much larger eventually filling entire walls.
Why is the abbey church of saint denis considered to be truly gothic in style.