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Notre-Dame Cathedral boasts three magnificent rose windows over its main portals. In architecture, the rose (rosette) window is the shape of the openwork bay in the wall, while rose is the name of stained glass.
The quality of the stained glass in Paris demonstrates the significant financial investments made in the construction of the cathedral. In architecture, a rose window refers to the shape of the openwork bay in the wall, while the term “rose” refers to the stained glass window itself.
Two days after a fire damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, there has been a glimmer of hope: the Medieval church's trio of large rose windows has survived.
The most notable of Notre-Dame de Paris’ stained-glass windows are its three rose windows. The rose windows are set in the north, south, and west facades of the cathedral. The south rose window, also called the “midday rose” was given to Notre-Dame Cathedral by the king of France Saint Louis IX.
In Notre-Dame Cathedral’s first iteration, in the 12th century, the building rose on four levels: large arches, galleries, stained-glass rose windows and high windows. These stained-glass windows are still visible on the first bay and at the junction between the transept and the choir.
In its first version in the 12th century, the cathedral rose on four levels: large arcades, galleries, roses, and high windows. These roses are still visible on the first bay and at the junction between the transept and the choir.
The stained glass windows of Notre-Dame, particularly the three rose windows, are among the most famous features of the cathedral. The west rose window, over the portals, was the first and smallest of the roses in Notre-Dame.