ROSE WINDOWS

Notre-dame has three rose windows, to the north, south and west. The south rose is the largest, comprised of 84 panes and measuring 12.9 metres in diameter and 18.9 metres in height. Designed by architect Jean de Chelles, it depicts the Virgin Mary holding Jesus as well as figures from the Old Testament. Built in 1260, it’s been greatly restored – in 1861, the design was even rotated by architect Eugène Viollet-le-duc.