Question

What type of stained glass window is shown below?

Answer 1

That is a rose window

Answer 2

Answer:

The stained glass window shown in the picture is a rose window.

Explanation:

The stained glass window shown in the picture is a rose window. The term rose window can be used to describe any circular window but it is most commonly used to define the typical circular windows of the Gothic architecture. Those Gothic rose windows were mainly used in churches, specially in French cathedrals. They are always divided into segments by stone mullions.