Reims Cathedral Rose Window

The first one of 13 th century got blown off during a storm in 1580 the second replacement got destroyed completely during wwii.

Reims cathedral rose window.

In the center of the front facade and above the rose window is the gallery of kings composed of 56 statues with a height of 4 5 meters 15 ft with clovis i in the center mid baptism clotilde to his right and saint remigius to his left. Western rose window with the gallery of kings below. The left hand window focuses on the old testament and the tree of jesse. Reims cathedral view from northeast the cathedral s exterior glorifies royalty.

These windows are in the apse of the cathedral behind the main altar. But the cathedral also reflects the twentieth century. Artist marc chagall created three beautiful stained glass panels in the mid 1970s. Dérodé s rose was destroyed in wwi and was replaced by jaques simon in 1936.

Reims france the south transcept rose window shows jesus surrounded by angels who are in turn surrounded by the 12 apostles. Reims cathedral rose window west this south rose window is a modern replacement of the original ones. The french architect essentially focussed on the high galleries of the nave and the apse the great rose window and the towers. This led in reims cathedral to restorations replacements and new creations.

The one that you get to see is the installation in 1937. In 1211 reims cathedral became known for being the first gothic cathedral to use bar tracery with rose windows. Besides showing up later in rhenish art around 1200 the circular window was almost never used in romanesque architecture and never considered to be important for lighting.