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France - Sainte-Chapelle, Palais de la Cité, Paris.  

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Czech Republic - St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague.

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France -

North transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

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France - South transept rose window, Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres.

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Iran - Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz. 

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USA - The Spiral Stained Glass in the Chapel of Thanksgiving, Dallas, TX.

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Spain -

Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

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England -

King's College Chapel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

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USA - Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.

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Spain -

Palau de la Música Catalana (concert hall), Barcelona.

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England - St Michael, Cornhill, London. 

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Brazil - Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro. 

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Germany -

Stained Glass pixels by Gerhard Richter, Cologne Cathedral.

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Spain -

Iglesia de Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona.

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Croatia - Basilica Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Marija Bistrica. 

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Germany -

Stained glass window of Paul the Apostle, Augsburg Cathedral.

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England -

York Minster, Yorkshire.

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France -

Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence, or Matisse Chapel, Vence.

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Brazil - The Oscar Niemeyer-designed Cathedral of Brasília, Brasília. The stained glass was created by artist Marianne Peretti.

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France - Reims Cathedral.

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Germany -

Aachen Cathedral, Aachen.

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France - St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre.

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USA -

Mapparium Christian Science Center, Boston.

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Mexico -

Grand Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City.

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Paris - Galeries Lafayette, Boulevard Haussmann. 

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Australia -

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

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France -

Notre-Dame de Paris. South rose window, designed by Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil. Installed in 1260.

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England -

Baptistry, Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire, West Midlands.

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Brazil - Santuário Dom Bosco, Brasília. 

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The Netherlands - Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum.

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Turkey - Blue Mosque, Istanbul. The mosque has more than 200 stained-glass windows in shades ranging from palest blue to indigo. 

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France -

The stained glass windows of Église Saint-Maximin de Metz, Moselle, designed by avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

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France -

Église Saint-Eustache, Paris.

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USA -

Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.

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USA -

A tiny piece of moon rock donated to Washington National Cathedral by the Apollo 11 astronauts is embedded in the stained glass Space Window.

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Mexico - The stained glass at the Cosmovitral botanical garden, Toluca, Mexico State Capitol.

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Taiwan - The Dome of Light, Formosa Boulevard MRT station.

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Portugal -

Detail of the ceiling at Porto Lello & Irmão bookshop, Porto.

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Spain - Abando train station, Bilbao. The stained glass windows depict Basque symbols.

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Canada -

Casa Loma Conservatory, Toronto.

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USA - Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs, CO.

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Thailand -

Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, Bangkok.

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USA - The stained glass windows, designed by Jean Barillet of Paris, dominate the walls of St Joseph's Cathedral in Hartford, CT.

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France - Mâcon Cathedral, Burgundy. 

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Portugal - Igreja de Santa Maria de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Lisbon.

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Spain - The Westin Palace Hotel, Plaza de las Cortes, Madrid. 

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The Netherlands -

The Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Amsterdam.

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Wales -

St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire.

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Switzerland - The Grossmünster, Zurich.

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USA -

Tom Fruin Stained Glass House, Brooklyn, New York.

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UAE -

Wafi Mall, Dubai.

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