Gothic windows
Medieval church panes
Gothic windows are the tall, pointed-arch windows characteristic of medieval European church architecture, often featuring elaborate stone tracery and stained glass.
The pointed arch distinguishes them from the rounded arches of Romanesque style.
Light streamed through the Gothic windows of the cathedral.
The term extends to any window imitating this medieval style.
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- quatrefoilsFour-lobed ornamental patterns
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
- trefoilsThree-lobed ornamental forms
- stained glassColored window art
leaded glass · sacred light · medieval cathedrals · cathedral architecture · light and shadow · cusps · jambs · mullions · lintels · sills · religious symbolism · keystones · finials · Gothic Revival · Notre-Dame de Paris · Westminster Abbey · arches · Cologne Cathedral