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.
Gothic stained glass window drawing.
Some of them also featured geometric patterns in bands or abstract images often.
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Stained glass windows are closely tied to the architectural developments of gothic cathedrals.
Western master masons came together from far and wide to work on the construction site of chartres cathedral.
They were particularly important in the high gothic cathedrals most.
Stained glass is transparent colored glass formed into decorative mosaics and set into windows primarily in churches.
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At the beginning of the 13th century.
Gothic was a style of architecture that developed in france around 1140 and spread throughout europe.
This remains one of the few cathedral interiors that retains the original stained glass.
Stained glass windows were a prominent feature of towering gothic churches.