"Stained glass window" represents a special technique of monumental art, where the image is transparent and is constituted of fragments of colored glass united by means of frames made of metal or other solid materials. In comparison with other occidental European states, where stained glass art flourished already during the Middle Ages along with the construction of immense Gothic cathedrals, in the Orthodox Eastern Europe it remained practically unknown. Medieval Moldova, which witnessed the flourishing of fresco art, may not offer more or less valuable examples of stained glass windows. In Basarabia stained glass art appears quite late. Only several samples of ornamental stained glass windows may be found in the decoration of certain churches: old Armenian Church in the neighborhood of "Rose Valley" Park, catholic churches constructed in Basarabia in the XIXth century, "Saint Pantelemon" Greek Church (where old stained glass windows were demolished and replaced by new ones within the period, when the church edifice was transformed into "Wine Tasting Room"). Remarkable stained glass windows were preserved inside the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History. In the 80's of the XXth century Filimon Hamuraru used to be the most prolific Basarabian artist, who taught the art of stained glass windows. The greatest part of the most important stained glass windows in Chisinau belong to his creation: "Wine taste" composition within "Vierul" Production Association, "Flowers" composition in the Republican Clinic Hospital, "Liberation" panel within the former "Peoples' Friendship" Museum (currently, one of the premises of Chisinau Mayor's Offices) and "Flame" composition in Chisinau Youth Palace.
