rose window
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Rowan LeCompte, a Baltimore-born artisan, created more than three dozen windows for the cathedral, including the west rose window, which depicts the creation of Earth as an explosive abstraction of color and light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The fugitives entered and left the attic through a rose window, usually under the cover of darkness.
From Reuters ● May 4, 2022
At the entrance to the cathedral, in the north tower near the blue and white rose window, work is underway to ensure the masonry is secure.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2018
In Amatrice, known as the town of “100 churches,” at least 15 were destroyed — including Sant’Agostino, a 15th-century structure decorated with elaborate frescoes and a rose window on its facade.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2016
Her great rose window looked down like a dark and malevolent eye.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
