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Windows and ceilings are are a given in most buildings for their practical uses, but why settle for plain glass when they could be works of art, too? All around the world, cathedrals, museums and other buildings embrace stained glass as decorative art, transforming their windows and ceilings with colorful murals and patterns through stained glass. Check out some of the world’s most stunning stained glass windows with this photo tour.

 

 

(Main image: Alicia-Lee-07 used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

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Marissa WillmanMarissa Willman earned a bachelor's degree in journalism before downsizing her life into two suitcases for a teaching gig in South Korea. Seoul was her home base for two years of wanderlusting throughout six countries in Asia. In 2011, Marissa swapped teaching for travel writing and now calls Southern California home.

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