File:Clerestory window - South Nave Bay D - National Cathedral - DC.JPG
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English: "Founding of a New Nation" - a stained glass clerestory window above the George Washington Bay in the south nave of the Washington National Cathedral. It was designed by Robert Pinart and fabricated by Dieter Goldkuhle, and dedicated in 1976. It is an abstract representation of the ideas that motivated the founding of the United States. Red symbolizes bloodshed. The blues and deep grays represent Native American campfire smoke. The green represents new growth. The light grays at the top represent open space. The 13 pieces at the top of the window represent the Thirteen Colonies.
"Clerestory" windows are high above the floor, and usually quite narrow. Originally, the cathedral building committee required that all stained glass in the cathedral be the modestly colored English-style stained glass. Lawrence Saint designed most of the stained glass windows for the chancel, choir, and side chapels. But in the 1950s, financial patron James Sheldon convinced the building committee to abandon that plan in favor of the more vibrant, light-filled style of the French and Spanish cathedrals. This is why the Washington National Cathedral has such vibrant, glowing windows instead of gloomy pastels that let in almost no light. |
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| Author | Tim Evanson |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by dctim1 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/6623009733. It was reviewed on 26 February 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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