Decapitated Martyr, Coventry Cathedral
The Swedish windows are located in the area immediately to the left of the great tapestry by the stairwell leading to the undercroft (and nowadays the main visitor route into the cathedral). They were the gift of the people of Sweden and made in the country by artist Einar Forseth (who also designed the mosaic floor of the Chapel of Unity).
The theme of the windows is the work of British missionaries in bringing the faith to Scandinavia, represented in the first three figurative windows, whilst the remaining two feature national and Christian symbols. The bright colouring and style set them apart from the other, more painterly windows in the Cathedral.
Coventry's Cathedral is a unique synthesis of old a new, born of wartime suffering and forged in the spirit of post-war optimism, famous for it's history and for being the most radically modern of Anglican cathedrals. Two cathedral's stand side by side, the ruins of the medieval building, destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1940 and the bold new building designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1962.
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Decapitated Martyr, Coventry Cathedral
The Swedish windows are located in the area immediately to the left of the great tapestry by the stairwell leading to the undercroft (and nowadays the main visitor route into the cathedral). They were the gift of the people of Sweden and made in the country by artist Einar Forseth (who also designed the mosaic floor of the Chapel of Unity).
The theme of the windows is the work of British missionaries in bringing the faith to Scandinavia, represented in the first three figurative windows, whilst the remaining two feature national and Christian symbols. The bright colouring and style set them apart from the other, more painterly windows in the Cathedral.
Coventry's Cathedral is a unique synthesis of old a new, born of wartime suffering and forged in the spirit of post-war optimism, famous for it's history and for being the most radically modern of Anglican cathedrals. Two cathedral's stand side by side, the ruins of the medieval building, destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1940 and the bold new building designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1962.
For more see below:-