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Why Have Stained Glass Windows Remained So Popular Through The Ages?

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    The timeless appeal of stained glass windows is undeniable. Quite what makes them so popular and able to span vagaries of time and fashion is more difficult to quantify tangibly.

    Certainly few other technologies have remained virtually unchanged over the course of a thousand years as stained glass making has. In large part, this timeless appeal has been due to their original setting in churches, cathedrals and abbeys all over Europe.

    In Medieval times, countless congregations were awe-struck by the soft coloured light with which stained glass windows flooded the interiors of their churches. Even today the dancing coloured patterns of light created by a stained glass window still hold a curiously uplifting and engaging appeal that borders on the spiritual.

    Now though, stained glass windows are no longer the sole preserve of churches. They are now part of the everyday world and regularly to be seen in many of our public buildings, hotels, restaurants and homes depicting a spectrum of themes, subjects and colours.
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    answered 3 years ago

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