Construction of the West Rose

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The oldest rose window is the one on the western façade, the best-known view of the Cathedral. It is 9.60 meters in diameter and features, on the outer circles, the twelve signs of the zodiac, the labors of the months and the virtues and vices. In the middle, the virgin and the child, surrounded by the twelve prophets. 

Zoom out from the west rose window of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
On the link below you can see a detailed explanation of each figure on the western rose window:

West Rose

Interior view of the western rose window. The full view has been blocked by the pipes of the great o...

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Published in 9/05/2019

Updated in 19/02/2021

All events in the topic Architecture:


01/01/184431/05/1864Major restorationMajor restoration
15/04/2019 • 18:20:0016/04/2019 • 08:30:00Fire
19/05/1182Consecration of the master altarConsecration of the master altar
01/01/199001/01/1992Restoration of the great organRestoration of the great organ
01/01/1260Construction of the South RoseConstruction of the South Rose
01/01/1250Construction of the North RoseConstruction of the North Rose
01/01/1225Construction of the West RoseConstruction of the West Rose
01/01/1250Construction of the first spireConstruction of the first spire
01/01/178601/01/1792The first spire was dismantled
15/04/2019 • 19:53:00The spire collapsed under the fire