Erwin's Rose
by Teresa Mucha
Title
Erwin's Rose
Artist
Teresa Mucha
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The stained glass round window in the Cathedral in Strasbourg, France is called Erwin's Rose, after Erwin von Steinbach, who designed the sixteen panel rose to illuminate the inside of the church. Erwin was the first master builder of the Cathedral starting in 1284. He is considered the founder of the Cathedral.
This panel was admired by Hitler and removed along with the rest of the stained glass during World War II and hidden for protection in a salt mine in Germany. Hitler wanted to make the church into a shrine for the German people after the war. The Cathedral was damaged but because the windows had been removed for safekeeping, they were able to be reinstalled after the war by the famed Monuments Men, MFAA, or Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Program established by the Allies to preserve and recover historic and cultural monuments during and after the war.
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February 24th, 2018
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