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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, stained glass windows

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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, west rose stained glass window

The west rose window was dedicated in 1977 in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and 39th President Jimmy Carter.

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, Moses window, by Lawrence Saint

This window depicts the three stages of the life of Moses, each of them being 40 years long. The first 40 years is depicted in the left panel, when Moses is a prince in Egypt. The next 40 years is depicted in the right panel, which is Moses before Pharaoh. The last 40 years depicts Moses with the 10 Commandments, representative of his time with the Israelites in the wilderness as a lawgiver.

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Washington National Cathedral

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"The Agony of Civil War" — a stained glass window in the Lincoln Bay of the northwest corner of the nave of the Washington National Cathedral. It was designed by Robert Pinart, fabricated by Dieter Goldkuhle. It was dedicated in 1979, and the bay dedicated on February 12, 1984.

This is an abstract image depicting the American Civil War. The red symbolizes bloodshed and the anguish of the nation at the death of Abraham Lincoln. The blues and grays symbolized the two sides in the way. The greens and yellows symbolize the growth of wheat and corn after the war ended.

The window is a gift of Lincoln Isham, Abraham Lincoln's great-grandson.

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

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One of a pair of stained glass clerestory windows on the north side of the nave. They were designed and fabricated by Ervin Bossanyi. The windows are dedicated to the woman of the National Cathedral Association, and are installed in the NCA Bay. They were dedicated in 1966. A "clerestory" window is one that is high above the floor, and usually is quite narrow. They are designed to allow light into a cathedral. 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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Washington National Cathedral

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One of a pair of stained glass clerestory windows on the north side of the nave. See above for other.

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

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Washington National Cathedral

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"Prayer for All Conditions of Men I" — a stained glass clerestory window on the north side of the nave. It is located in the White Bay, which is dedicated to Henry White. White was an American diplomat and peace-maker who served as a delegate to the Versailles Peace Conference at the end of World War I. The theme of the bay is "peace and unit." This window was designed by Marguerite Gaudin, and fabricated by Willet Stained Glass Studios. Note the atom in the lower right corner of the left pane (symbolizing the peaceful uses of nuclear power). It was dedicated in 1957.

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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, stained glass window

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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, stained glass window depicting major events of the life of Confederate General Robert E. Lee

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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, stained glass window depicting the life of Stonewall Jackson

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Washington National Cathedral

Interior, stained glass window tribute to Charles Warren

Charles Warren (1868–1954) was an American lawyer and legal scholar who won a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Supreme Court in United States History (1922).

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