The meaning and origin of the rosette, a popular architectural decoration

The rosette pattern is popular as a pattern for architectural decoration, medals, and all kinds of decoration.

The rosette pattern is used in all kinds of decorations around the world.

It is also used to decorate medals of various countries, including the United States, France, and Belgium.

Another well-known example of decorative art is the style used in combination with foil (leaved decoration) in the decoration of rose windows in Gothic churches.

A rosette design depicting a blooming flower seen from above

The name rosette comes from the way the petals are arranged radially when viewed from above when the flower is in bloom.

When looking at Gothic architecture or the complex patterns of recent years, the designs may seem difficult to understand, but when rosette patterns first began to be drawn they were very simple in appearance, and the rosettes seen on sugoroku boards unearthed in Iran are diverse in color but are very simple in shape compared to modern ones.

A floral pattern symbolizing the Sumerian goddess Inanna

The origin of the rosette is the goddess Inanna who appears in Sumerian mythology, which is passed down in regions such as ancient Assyria.

It is a decorative pattern with a long history dating back to around 600 BC.

It was loved as a symbol of Inanna, the goddess of love and war.

Motifs incorporated into Christian artistic decoration

The rosette pattern was transmitted from Assyria to Egypt, where it was used on statues such as crowns, and then spread to Greece and Rome, and over the course of history was incorporated into Christian church architecture.

It is used on ceilings and in the rose windows of the churches mentioned above, as well as as a motif for the openwork patterns on furnishings such as spoons.