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Stained glass artwork has been enhancing buildings for centuries including churches and mosques, and more recently, hotels, malls, cultural centers, and art installations.
Browse the gallery for an illuminating journey to some of the most colorful and compelling stained glass artwork in the world.
King's College Chapel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.
Aachen Cathedral, Aachen.
Notre-Dame de Paris. South rose window, designed by Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil. Installed in 1260.
Stained Glass pixels by Gerhard Richter, Cologne Cathedral.
Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona.
Iglesia de Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona.
Baptistry, Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire, West Midlands.
North transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.
Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall), Barcelona.
Grand Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
York Minster, Yorkshire.
Mapparium Christian Science Center, Boston.
Stained glass window of Paul the Apostle, Augsburg Cathedral.
Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, or Matisse Chapel, Vence.
Casa Loma Conservatory, Toronto.
Tom Fruin Stained Glass House, Brooklyn, New York.
Wafi Mall, Dubai.
Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, Bangkok.
The Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam.
Detail of the ceiling at Porto Lello & Irmão bookshop, Porto.
St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire.
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of moon rock donated to Washington National Cathedral by the Apollo 11 astronauts is embedded in the stained glass Space Window.
The stained glass windows of Église Saint-Maximin de Metz, Moselle, designed by avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.
Église Saint-Eustache, Paris.
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Stained glass artwork has been enhancing buildings for centuries including churches and mosques, and more recently, hotels, malls, cultural centers, and art installations.
Browse the gallery for an illuminating journey to some of the most colorful and compelling stained glass artwork in the world.