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“Heart of Glass”

Sterling Memorial Library and its 3,301 leaded stained-glass windows

Yale Library
By Yale Library
October 10th, 2024
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Visual story by Deborah Cannarella and Monica Reed. Opening photo of Sterling Memorial Library by Kyle Hurley; photo of large, multipaned window in the north wall by Allie Barton; closing photo of nave by Dan Renzetti. All other architectural photos and photos of the stained-glass windows by Brian Kiss.

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