In a pushback against sterile minimalism, the rise of 'cathedral core' is bringing jewel-toned windows, dramatic shadows, and ...

I think we can all agree that the idea of stained glass sounds a) old fashioned b) complicated and c) extravagant. We were thinking that, too, until we started to see the translucent colored material ...

A new fire threatens the architectural integrity of Notre-Dame de Paris. This time it’s an intellectual fire, and one that’s been sparked time and time again: whether modern styles have a place in ...

Katrin Wittstadt, scientific director of the glass workshop at the Dombauhütte, works on stained glass windows from Notre Dame Cathedral. Oliver Berg/dpa/ZUMA PARIS — When he visited the construction ...

There’s been an explosion of personality in home interiors of late, with an emphasis on craftsmanship and artisanal details leading the way. Ornamental iron work on staircases, mosaic tiles in the ...

The French president Emmanuel Macron first announced the plans during a visit to the cathedral on December 8. He said he would initiate a competition inviting contemporary artists to submit designs ...

The windows in six chapels on the southern side of the cathedral will be replaced with new windows designed by modern French painter Claire Tabouret. French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a ...

A highly controversial proposal to replace the historic stained glass windows in Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame cathedral with contemporary works has been rejected by France’s National Heritage and ...

CWN Editor's Note: Discussing the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, the curator emerita of the Met Cloisters argues that “a plan to replace the neo-Gothic glazing in the cathedral’s ...

French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated this week his promise to reopen the famous Notre Dame in one year, but he enraged some when he announced he would put contemporary stained-glass windows in ...

When a fire raged through Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019, it didn’t destroy the structure’s stained-glass windows, which were created by the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1859. Last month, however, ...