The underestimated sophistication of the ancients, both in monumental engineering and written wisdom, was represented in these windows’ design. Topping the column is a collage of wit as put forth through the Confucius’s teachings, Aesop’s Fables, and Solomon’s Proverbs. In a lower window is a Wonder of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a majestic marriage of architecture and horticulture.
