Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

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France - Sainte-Chapelle, Palais de la Cité, Paris.

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Czech Republic - St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague.

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France -

North transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

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France - South transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

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Iran - Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz.

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USA - The Spiral Stained Glass in the Chapel of Thanksgiving, Dallas, TX.

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Spain -

Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

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England -

King's College Chapel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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USA - Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

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Spain -

Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall), Barcelona.

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England - St Michael, Cornhill, London.

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Brazil - Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro.

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Germany -

Stained Glass pixels by Gerhard Richter, Cologne Cathedral.

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Spain -

Iglesia de Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona.

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Croatia - Basilica Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Marija Bistrica.

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Germany -

Stained glass window of Paul the Apostle, Augsburg Cathedral.

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England -

York Minster, Yorkshire.

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France -

Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, or Matisse Chapel, Vence.

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Brazil - The Oscar Niemeyer-designed Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília. The stained glass was created by artist Marianne Peretti.

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France - Reims Cathedral.

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Germany -

Aachen Cathedral, Aachen.

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France - St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre.

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USA -

Mapparium Christian Science Center, Boston.

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Mexico -

Grand Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City.

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Paris - Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann.

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Australia -

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

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France -

Notre-Dame de Paris. South rose window, designed by Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil. Installed in 1260.

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England -

Baptistry, Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire, West Midlands.

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Brazil - Santuário Dom Bosco, Brasília.

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The Netherlands - Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum.

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Turkey - Blue Mosque, Istanbul. The mosque has more than 200 stained-glass windows in shades ranging from palest blue to indigo.

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France -

The stained glass windows of Église Saint-Maximin de Metz, Moselle, designed by avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

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France -

Église Saint-Eustache, Paris.

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USA -

Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.

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USA -

A tiny piece of moon rock donated to Washington National Cathedral by the Apollo 11 astronauts is embedded in the stained glass Space Window.

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Mexico - The stained glass at the Cosmovitral botanical garden, Toluca, Mexico State Capitol.

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Taiwan - The Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevard MRT station.

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Portugal -

Detail of the ceiling at Porto Lello & Irmão bookshop, Porto.

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Spain - Abando train station, Bilbao. The stained glass windows depict Basque symbols.

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Canada -

Casa Loma Conservatory, Toronto.

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USA - Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs, CO.

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Thailand -

Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, Bangkok.

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USA - The stained glass windows, designed by Jean Barillet of Paris, dominate the walls of St Joseph's Cathedral in Hartford, CT.

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France - Mâcon Cathedral, Burgundy.

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Portugal - Igreja de Santa Maria de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Lisbon.

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Spain - The Westin Palace Hotel, Plaza de las Cortes, Madrid.

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The Netherlands -

The Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam.

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Wales -

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire.

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Switzerland - The Grossmünster, Zurich.

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USA -

Tom Fruin Stained Glass House, Brooklyn, New York.

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UAE -

Wafi Mall, Dubai.

See also: Look up at the world's most stunning ceilings

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France - Sainte-Chapelle, Palais de la Cité, Paris.

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1 / 52 Fotos

Czech Republic - St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague.

© Shutterstock

2 / 52 Fotos

France -

North transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

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Shutterstock

3 / 52 Fotos

France - South transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

© Shutterstock

4 / 52 Fotos

Iran - Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz.

© iStock

5 / 52 Fotos

USA - The Spiral Stained Glass in the Chapel of Thanksgiving, Dallas, TX.

© iStock

6 / 52 Fotos

Spain -

Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

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Shutterstock

7 / 52 Fotos

England -

King's College Chapel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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Shutterstock

8 / 52 Fotos

USA - Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

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9 / 52 Fotos

Spain -

Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall), Barcelona.

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Shutterstock

10 / 52 Fotos

England - St Michael, Cornhill, London.

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11 / 52 Fotos

Brazil - Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro.

© Shutterstock

12 / 52 Fotos

Germany -

Stained Glass pixels by Gerhard Richter, Cologne Cathedral.

©

Shutterstock

13 / 52 Fotos

Spain -

Iglesia de Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona.

©

Shutterstock

14 / 52 Fotos

Croatia - Basilica Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Marija Bistrica.

© Shutterstock

15 / 52 Fotos

Germany -

Stained glass window of Paul the Apostle, Augsburg Cathedral.

©

Getty Images

16 / 52 Fotos

England -

York Minster, Yorkshire.

©

Shutterstock

17 / 52 Fotos

France -

Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, or Matisse Chapel, Vence.

©

Getty Images

18 / 52 Fotos

Brazil - The Oscar Niemeyer-designed Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília. The stained glass was created by artist Marianne Peretti.

© iStock

19 / 52 Fotos

France - Reims Cathedral.

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20 / 52 Fotos

Germany -

Aachen Cathedral, Aachen.

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Shutterstock

21 / 52 Fotos

France - St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre.

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22 / 52 Fotos

USA -

Mapparium Christian Science Center, Boston.

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Getty Images

23 / 52 Fotos

Mexico -

Grand Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City.

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Shutterstock

24 / 52 Fotos

Paris - Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann.

© Shutterstock

25 / 52 Fotos

Australia -

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

©

Shutterstock

26 / 52 Fotos

France -

Notre-Dame de Paris. South rose window, designed by Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil. Installed in 1260.

©

Shutterstock

27 / 52 Fotos

England -

Baptistry, Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire, West Midlands.

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Shutterstock

28 / 52 Fotos

Brazil - Santuário Dom Bosco, Brasília.

© Shutterstock

29 / 52 Fotos

The Netherlands - Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum.

© Shutterstock

30 / 52 Fotos

Turkey - Blue Mosque, Istanbul. The mosque has more than 200 stained-glass windows in shades ranging from palest blue to indigo.

© iStock

31 / 52 Fotos

France -

The stained glass windows of Église Saint-Maximin de Metz, Moselle, designed by avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

©

Shutterstock

32 / 52 Fotos

France -

Église Saint-Eustache, Paris.

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Shutterstock

33 / 52 Fotos

USA -

Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.

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Shutterstock

34 / 52 Fotos

USA -

A tiny piece of moon rock donated to Washington National Cathedral by the Apollo 11 astronauts is embedded in the stained glass Space Window.

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Shutterstock

35 / 52 Fotos

Mexico - The stained glass at the Cosmovitral botanical garden, Toluca, Mexico State Capitol.

© iStock

36 / 52 Fotos

Taiwan - The Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevard MRT station.

© iStock

37 / 52 Fotos

Portugal -

Detail of the ceiling at Porto Lello & Irmão bookshop, Porto.

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Shutterstock

38 / 52 Fotos

Spain - Abando train station, Bilbao. The stained glass windows depict Basque symbols.

© iStock

39 / 52 Fotos

Canada -

Casa Loma Conservatory, Toronto.

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Shutterstock

40 / 52 Fotos

USA - Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs, CO.

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41 / 52 Fotos

Thailand -

Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, Bangkok.

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Shutterstock

42 / 52 Fotos

USA - The stained glass windows, designed by Jean Barillet of Paris, dominate the walls of St Joseph's Cathedral in Hartford, CT.

© iStock

43 / 52 Fotos

France - Mâcon Cathedral, Burgundy.

© iStock

44 / 52 Fotos

Portugal - Igreja de Santa Maria de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Lisbon.

© iStock

45 / 52 Fotos

Spain - The Westin Palace Hotel, Plaza de las Cortes, Madrid.

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46 / 52 Fotos

The Netherlands -

The Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam.

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Shutterstock

47 / 52 Fotos

Wales -

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire.

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Shutterstock

48 / 52 Fotos

Switzerland - The Grossmünster, Zurich.

© Shutterstock

49 / 52 Fotos

USA -

Tom Fruin Stained Glass House, Brooklyn, New York.

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Shutterstock

50 / 52 Fotos

UAE -

Wafi Mall, Dubai.

See also: Look up at the world's most stunning ceilings

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Shutterstock

51 / 52 Fotos

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Admire the world's most beautiful stained glass artwork

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