north rose window

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The north rose window is a monumental 13th-century stained-glass window in Notre-Dame de Paris, renowned for its intricate Gothic design and vivid biblical imagery.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf rose window
stained-glass window
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
artMovement Gothic art
centuryOfConstruction 13th century
comparedWith South Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris
West Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris
constructionEnd c. 1250s
constructionStart c. 1250
dateOfUNESCOInscription 1991
depicts Virgin and Child
figures of kings
figures of prophets
scenes from the Old Testament
function didactic biblical illustration
liturgical decoration
hasArtTechnique medieval stained-glass painting
hasDiameter approximately 12.9 metres
hasOrientation north
hasRestoration 19th-century restoration
hasShape circular
hasSupportStructure iron armature
stone mullions
hasTheme Christ Child
Old Testament figures
Virgin Mary
angels
biblical imagery
kings of Israel
prophets
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Paris, Banks of the Seine"
isOneOf three great rose windows of Notre-Dame de Paris
locatedIn France
Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris
north transept of Notre-Dame de Paris
Île de la Cité
materialUsed stained glass
stone tracery
notableFor complex iconographic program
intricate Gothic design
medieval stained glass
vivid colors
partOf façade of the north transept of Notre-Dame de Paris
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
restoredBy Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
survivedEvent Notre-Dame de Paris fire of 2019
usedFor enhancing interior light and symbolism in the cathedral

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Notre-Dame Cathedral
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