rose-window

While mildly traditional -- cruciform plan, check; domes, check; crucifix, check; rose-window, check -- the design lacks all of the subtlety of detail and proportion associated with the Church's heritage of art and architecture.

A Counter-Proposal for a Shrine on the West Coast 2009

Circular rose-window skylights shone from above, lit by small limelights on the roof.

Mistborn Sanderson_Brandon 2006

Seen thus, by one standing midge-like in the shade of its mighty walls, the lace-work of the tapering spire pierced so far into the sky, was so little more than a streak of filigree against the blue, that it was hard to believe it the work of human hands: the ancient houses, six and seven stories high, that ringed in the square, reached but to the foot of the great rose-window.

Two Tales of Old Strasbourg 2003

The interior front, over the principal porch, is adorned with a beautiful sculptured round-window; between this and the grand rose-window is a glass gallery.

Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg Anonymous

Where the second tier begins, at the bottom of the rose-window, are four equestrian statues, placed in niches in the counterforts, three of which, those of Clovis, Dagobert and

Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg Anonymous

On looking out through a six-inch rose-window, I saw joyous daylight dancing over the boundless, placid waters, -- not a speck of land in sight.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Various

Its first bishop was the beloved Dr. Benson, his memory perpetuated in the Benson Transept, with its graceful rose-window.

The Cornwall Coast

Thus the Rose, from being typical of literal love, became that of Christ; from symbolizing the light of Aurora, it was made significant as the rose-window bearing the cross.

The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

On the second tier of the middle porch is a large rose-window that occupies the whole width of it.

Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg Anonymous

Over the rose-window, but still in the compartment of the second tier, is a gallery furnished with the figures of the Apostles, and above them is placed Jesus-Christ holding in his hands a cross and banner.

Historical Sketch of the Cathedral of Strasburg Anonymous