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As a material the term stained glass generally refers to glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design. The term stained glass is also applied to windows in which all the colours have been painted onto the glass and then annealed in a furnace. Stained glass, as an art and a craft, requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate workable design, and the engineering skills necessary to assemble the decorative piece, traditionally a window, so that it will fit snugly into the window frame for which it is made and also, especially in the larger windows, is capable of supporting its own weight and surviving the elements. Many large windows have withstood the test of time and remained substantially intact since the late Middle Ages. In Western Europe they constitute the major form of pictorial art to have survived. In this context, the purpose of a stained glass window is not to allow those within a building to see the world outside or even primarily to admit light but rather to control it. For this reason stained glass windows have been described as 'illuminated wall decorations'.

The London Borough of Greenwich (pronunciation (help·info)) (Greenwich pronounced /ˈgrɛnɪtʃ/) is an Inner London borough in south-east London, England. Greenwich is one of five host boroughs for the 2012 London Olympics with events due to be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks (Shooting), Greenwich Park (Equestrianism) and The O2-former Millennium Dome (Gymnastics; Basketball). Contents [show] * 1 History * 2 Geography o 2.1 Demographics o 2.2 Landmarks * 3 Civic affairs o 3.1 Mayor o 3.2 Executive o 3.3 Coat of arms o 3.4 Twinning * 4 Politics o 4.1 Greenwich London Borough Council o 4.2 Electoral wards o 4.3 Westminster Parliament * 5 Education o 5.1 Universities * 6 Sport within Borough * 7 Transport o 7.1 River crossings o 7.2 Railway stations o 7.3 Tube/DLR stations * 8 Places o 8.1 Parks and open spaces * 9 Churches o 9.1 Localities o 9.2 Postcode areas * 10 See also * 11 References * 12 External links [edit] History It was formed in 1965 by merging the former area of the metropolitan boroughs of Greenwich and most of Woolwich (with the exception of North Woolwich, north of the river, which became part of the London Borough of Newham). The name 'Charlton' was briefly considered for the borough.[2]. Greenwich was once turned down for city status, which if it had been accepted the borough would be known as the City of Greenwich, similar to the City of Westminster. Greenwich and Observatory Greenwich and Observatory [edit] Geography The borough lies along the south bank of the River Thames between Deptford and Thamesmead. Because of the shape of the river, the waterfront is extremely long. Travelling south away from the waterfront, the ground swiftly rises: Shooters Hill in the east and the high ground of Blackheath in the west bookend the borough, Eltham to the south of these hills falls away slightly. Greenwich is bounded by the London Boroughs of Bexley to the east, Bromley to the south and Lewisham to the west, and across the River Thames to the north lie Tower Hamlets and Newham.

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