Stained glass windows have been a major element of almost every type of historic architecture since the 13th century. Philip Johnson, Oscar Niemeyer, and Antoni Gaudí are few of the world-renowned architects who have incorporated artists in their projects to fill the windows with intricate patterns and many untold stories.
From La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to Church of Notre-Dame au Sablon in Belgium, the striking artwork on these glass windows speak of the history of that time while adding beauty and illuminating the structures at the same time. This quality has intrigued many photographers and have ultimately led them to capture these windows cum artworks in beautifully composed pictures.
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1. La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Image: Flickr / Michelle Miller
2. ‘Glory Window,’ Chapel of Thanksgiving, Dallas, Texas
Imgae: Flickr / Jeffrey Cooper
Image: Flickr / John McStravick
3. Kings Chapel, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Image: Flickr / Andy Smith
Image: Flickr / CaptureTheDetails
4. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran
Image: Flickr / Mohammad Reza
Image: Flickr / Zach Ho
5. Church of Notre-Dame au Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
Image: Flickr / Granpic
Image: Flickr / RURO photography
6. Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Image: Flickr / Justin Kern
Image: Flickr / David Yu
7. La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France
Image: Flickr / Trey Ratcliff
Image: Flickr / Paul SKG
8. Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom
Image: Flickr / Jinxsi
Image: Flickr / Martyn Smith
9. Temple Emanu-El, New York City, New York
Image: Flickr / Joshua Bousel
Image: Flickr / Kent G Becker
10. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Lavenham, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Image: Flickr / Sg Thomer
Image: Flickr / Sg Thomer
11. St. Salvator Cathedral, Bruges, Belgium
Image: Flickr / T.Devinney
Image: Flickr / Nigel Swales
12. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
Image: Flickr / Rudy Chiarello
Image: Flickr / Mark Fischer
Image: Godong/Alamy
13. Cathedral of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Image: Flickr / Bruno Conceicao
14. Aix Cathedral, Aix-en-Provence, France
Image: Flickr / Tom Whitehead
Image: Flickr / Christopher Shaw
15. Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, United Kingdom
Image: Flickr / Seunghyeon Choe
Image: Flickr / Seunghyeon Choe
16. Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Image: Flickr / diligam_te
Image: Flickr / George
17. Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, United Kingdom
Image: Flickr / John Dalkin
Image: Flickr / John Dalkin
18. St. Martin’s Cathedral, Ypres, Belgium
Image: Flickr / Chris Kemp
Image: Flickr / Steve Tilbury
19. St Nicolaaskerk Church, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Image: Flickr / Gary Ullah
20. Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy
Image: Flickr / Peter Schoen
Image: Flickr / Ween Diggity
21. Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Image: Flickr / Alter Lego
Image: Flickr / Game of Light
22. St. Clements Church, Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom
Image: Flickr / Budby
Image: Flickr / Jules & Jenny
23. Cathedral of Brasília, Brazil
Image: Flickr / Nailton Barbosa
Image: Flickr / Gary McGovern
24. Aachen Cathedral, Germany
Image: Flickr / Kari Bluff
Image: Flickr / Patrick Kenawy
25. St. Joseph’s Church, Le Havre, France
Image: Flickr / Agustín Santillán
Image: Flickr / Flickr / Christine Curtis
26. Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago
Image: Flickr / darthmauldds
Image: Flickr / Wei Ping Teoh
27. Galeries Lafayette, Paris
Image: Flickr / Yang Chin
Image: Flickr / Haaghun
28. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City
Image: Flickr / Ole Steffensen
Image: Flickr / Amp
29. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Image: Flickr / Julien Ambrosiano
Image: Flickr / R Marvin
30. York Minster Chapter House, York, England
Image: Flickr / Rich Bennett
Image: Flickr / Lee Collins
31. Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
Image: Flickr / Paulo Valdivieso
Image: Flickr / Aleksandra Piechorowska