Reims Cathedral Rose Window

In 1860 eugène viollet le duc directed the restoration work of reims cathedral.

Reims cathedral rose window.

Artist marc chagall created three beautiful stained glass panels in the mid 1970s. Reims cathedral view from northeast the cathedral s exterior glorifies royalty. Reims france the south transcept rose window shows jesus surrounded by angels who are in turn surrounded by the 12 apostles. The martyred cathedral during wwi.

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. Dérodé s rose was destroyed in wwi and was replaced by jaques simon in 1936. The first one of 13 th century got blown off during a storm in 1580 the second replacement got destroyed completely during wwii. In 1211 reims cathedral became known for being the first gothic cathedral to use bar tracery with rose windows.

The left hand window focuses on the old testament and the tree of jesse. 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. The south rose was blown out in a storm in 1580 and received new glass the next year by nicolas dérodé. The french architect essentially focussed on the high galleries of the nave and the apse the great rose window and the towers.

Reims cathedral rose window west this south rose window is a modern replacement of the original ones. Western rose window with the gallery of kings below. These windows are in the apse of the cathedral behind the main altar.