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Twentieth and twenty first century stained glass is awe inspiring




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Richard65 · M
My favourites are those stained glass windows made from war-damaged fragments, with the most iconic example being Winchester Cathedral's West Window, where Cromwell's forces shattered medieval glass during the English Civil War, and the pieces were later reassembled in a mosaic style, creating a unique, abstract masterpiece that tells a story of destruction and renewal. Many other churches and memorials, like St. Marylebone in London and churches with fragments from WW2 battlefields (such as one in Edmonton, Canada), have similar windows, repurposing shattered glass from bombings or iconoclasm into borders or new designs, symbolizing resilience and remembrance.
peterlee · M
@Richard65 Medieval glass is OK. Think of Chartres cathedral, or the Rose in Notre Dame, Paris. But the skill was lost until the twentieth century.
Think of Victorian glass, it is dull.
Richard65 · M
@peterlee agreed.
I've always loved the stained glasses in churches. It's so pretty
ArishMell · 70-79, M
Beautiful.
That’s amazing.
meggie · F
I would love a stained glass green house
AngelaR80 · 41-45, F
Love the light in the first and third ones.
peterlee · M
@AngelaR80 You have chosen the two where I currently worship in. The first in Spain, a little fishing village, where I was there the last sevens weeks, the second my local village church.
H1raeth · 36-40, M
they got vibes
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
Wonderfully atmospheric.

 
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