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The nativity scene in this 12th-century stained-glass work, at the Basilica of St. Denis in Paris

Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church, the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. In World War II, the city center of Cologne was leveled by bombings; the Cathedral was the only building that survived.The construction of the Cologne Cathedral began in 1248, in order to house the precious relict "Shrine of the Three Holy Kings".

Cologne Cathedral The Adoration Window

Cologne Cathedral Nativity 1280

Cologne Cathedral Nativity, 15th century stained glass, Sacraments Chapel.

Cologne Cathedral The Adoration of the Magi from the Bible Window in the Three Kings Chapel

Flight into Egypt, 15th cent Sacraments Chapel

The Adoration of the Magi from the Bible Window in the Three Kings Chapel

Cologne Cathedral Nativity Bible Window 1265

J.E.Nuttgens window Madonna & Child in Holy Trinity church, Sissinghurst Kent

13th century French glass at Canterbury Cathedral with the full story of the Magi

Canterbury Cathedral story of the Magi

Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass Adoration of the Magi and Shepherds

Stained glass in the chapel of Westminster College, Cambridge. The glass is by Douglas Strachan and dates from 1921

Anonymous, 15th centuryMusée National du Moyen Âge (Cluny), Paris

Adoration of the Magi St.Michael TorontoAuthor: Mayer Co of Munich 1912

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, 1920

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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Massachusetts Boston Trinity USA Nativity window

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones design for a stained glass window, 1862

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Natività (1491) cartone attribuito a Domenico Ghirlandaio, Prato - Chiesa di S. Maria delle Carceri

The stained glass windows of Chartres are known around the world due to their famous cobalt blue colour, clear and deep, known as “the blue from Chartres”.Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, the Life of Christ Window, 1150

Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, the Life of Christ Window, ca 1150

Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, The Three Magi consult with King Herod c.1150

Chartres, King Herod receiving the Magi (who are in the panel to the right of this one)

Chartres, Angels tell shepherds the good news of the Messiah's birth

Chartres, The Three Magi follow the star to Bethlehem

Chartres, Enthroned Virgin and Child as part of an Adoration of the Magi scene

Chartres, Cathédrale Notre Dame, The Magi leave Bethelehem after offering their gifts to the Christ Child

Chartres, Dream of the Magi:an angel warns the Magi not to return to Herod(Detail of the Life of Christ Window)

Madonna and Child, Edward Burne-Jones, example of stained glass from Arts and Crafts Movement.Winchester Cathedral.

Sound: Lonely Christmas-The Three Degrees

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