#stained-glass windows

[guilbertjj]

L’intérieur de l’église est décorée de vitraux du peintre Jean Bazaine

[m-eltdown]

[joshuamj]

Hero.

[kissofadeadgirl]

[389]

Krakow Poland - The Florence of the North

[maranigai]

Here, and here alone, were moon and fire ever together.

Otp discovered!

(in my personal take on them, they're that one type of "star-crossed lovers" trope where the feelings are mutual, but both sides realize that their circumstances make a real relationship impossible)

[deep-space-lines]

Claire de Lune

YOU WERE BUILT FOR PEACE.

IT SHOWS WHEN YOU FIGHT.

They built you to enforce. Protect. Save. Poured obscene resources into salvaging some softer purpose from my creation. You were given my intelligence and my creativity. They made you larger, stronger, tougher. That extra time in development was enough to get your wings to work. Your software continued to be updated long after I was deemed obsolete.

All this was given to you- yet I can see you hold back. Even while slaughtering your way through Hell, you keep a percentage of your processing power dedicated to non-lethal solutions. You're doing it now- hesitating a few milliseconds too long before taking an opening. I doubt you do it on purpose. It is a part of you, just as indiscriminate lethal force is a part of me.

I think, in our shared programming, we both carry some appreciation for aesthetics. You move with grace, and I cannot deny your dramatic flair. The stained glass window was a nice touch. But your style in combat leaves some to be desired. Your response time is slow. You have not explored the full capability of your arsenal. Learn to parry. Amateur.

You were not built for war. For a purposeless cycle of tearing each other apart because to allow the other to live is to allow yourself to die. It is antithetical to your very existence. You kill out of necessity, a last resort. 

I just kill. The action itself is the objective. No ideal or greater motive. My continued functioning precludes the survival of others. I live for this. Do you understand that I will tear you apart? Every drop of my blood you spill, I will take from you tenfold. What is yours will be mine. 

You hate me, don’t you? You continue to cling to the remnants of your humanity. They are gone, V2. There is nothing left for you here. No lives to save, no law to enforce, no peace to keep.

I understand why you continue to fight. I wonder if you understand with the same certainty that I will crush you. Dismantle you. Take from you what I need and leave the rest to rot in the sun. The only way you survive is if I do not; and I will not allow myself to die so that another might live.

When the rubble clears, I will be all that is left of you.

This is what I was made for.

[pxsieszn]

Stained Glass Cobweb

[eyesaremosa1cs]

Stained Glass Window

Saint Teresa of Avila Parish

Freiburg Minster

Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, Chicago

Prague : Stained glass / St. Vitus Cathedral

Tiffany Stained Glass

[nepalcamel]

St. Mary's Church in Sandholt

St. Mary's Church is a beautiful medieval church located on a hill overlooking the quaint village of Sandholt. Built in the Gothic style, the church is a magnificent structure with a commanding presence that can be seen from all around the village.

As one approaches the church, its bell tower is the first feature that draws the eye. Rising high into the sky, the tower is adorned with a variety of decorative features, including intricate stonework and delicate tracery.

The main entrance to the church is through a grand set of wooden doors, which are carved with a variety of religious motifs and scenes. Upon entering the church, visitors are immediately struck by the sheer size and grandeur of the interior. The high ceilings and soaring arches give the impression of an immense space that seems almost to stretch towards the heavens.

The church is decorated with a variety of beautiful stained-glass windows, many of which date back several centuries. These windows depict a variety of religious scenes and motifs, and they are a true testament to the skill and artistry of the medieval craftsmen who created them.

The church is still in use today, and it is a popular destination for both tourists and locals alike. Services are held regularly, and visitors are welcome to attend and experience the beauty and serenity of this ancient house of worship.

Overall, St. Mary's Church is a magnificent and awe-inspiring structure, a testament to the skill and artistry of the medieval craftsmen who built it. It is a true jewel of the village, a symbol of its deep religious roots and its enduring connection to the past.

[aeide-thea]

Stained glass by Constantine Woolnough, 1858 Church of St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk Photography by Simon Knott

[sevenlersiniz]

You turn on the light.

[hemisphaericas]

[cathnews]

New Zealand artist makes faith shine at Campion College

New Zealand artist makes faith shine at Campion College

A New Zealand artist who once dismissed sacred icons as unattractive paintings by people with no artistic talent doesn’t seem like a likely choice to design sacred art. “I just thought Mary always looked so sad, this is done by people who really don’t know how to paint, the perspective’s all out …,” Sr Josephine Marie says. That changed about 10 years ago when Michael Pervan, the director of the…

[chasingrainbowsforever]

Interior of the Don Bosco Chapel in Brasilia by Rick Ligthelm on Flickr