This window art dedicated to the Queen in Westminster Abbey was designed on an iPad

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This window art dedicated to the Queen in Westminster Abbey was designed on an iPad
The Queen's Window, a new stained glass window designed by British artist David Hockney and created by Barley Studio York, is pictured at Westminster Abbey in central London on September 26, 2018. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read VICTORIA JONES/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images

The most recent artistic addition to London's 13th century church, Westminster Abbey, has been made using 21st century technology from California.

The stained glass window, a piece of artwork installed in celebration of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, was created by artist David Hockney on an iPad.

David Hockney told The Guardian that the iPad was a "natural" thing to use in the creation of the window, since it is backlit "like a window."

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The Queen's Window, a new stained glass window designed by British artist David Hockney and created by Barley Studio York, is pictured at Westminster Abbey in central London on September 26, 2018. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read VICTORIA JONES/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images

The window, entitled "The Queen’s Window", aims to reflect Queen Elizabeth's love for the British countryside.

The Queen’s Window replaces a 19th-century glass window in the almost 800-year-old church.

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