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Rose Window

Found generally in Gothic architecture, a rose window is a circular window that has ornamental tracery radiating from the center. Rose windows are found above the west door or above the doors on the transepts.

    
 
St. Denis - Paris - France (1122)
    
Guelph (1876)
 
       
 
Duomo - Florence - Italy
 
Santa Maria di Collemaggio - L'Aquila - Italy (1294)
  
St. Gatien Cathedral - Tours - France
 
       
 
Chartres Cathedral - France (1250)
  
London - England
  
Notre Dame de Paris - France