- When Mike and I were planning our 4 day trip to Paris, some relatives recommended that we go visit Sainte-Chapelle, a tiny church in the centre of Ile de la Cite.
- Click here to discover the Sainte-Chapelle, a gem of Gothic architecture in central Paris with stunning medieval stained-glass windows.
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- Dr. Harris: [4:27] In the 13th century, at the very time that Sainte-Chapelle is built, Paris was becoming the capital that we know it as today.
- The plans for Sainte-Chapelle are attributed to Pierre de Montreuil, who had also created designs for the Saint-Denis Basilica and part of the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
- Sainte-Chapelle (Fransızca telaffuz: [sɛt ʃapɛl] , Kutsal Şapel ) ortaçağ Palais de la Cité içinde, Gotik tarzında bir kraliyet şapelidir.
- Although Sainte-Chapelle is dominated by its stained glass, it is decorated throughout with a variety of Gothic sculpture, in a range of materials and colours.
- Feast your eyes on Sainte-Chapelle's kaleidoscopic stained glass windows which depict 1,000+ scenes from the New and Old Testament.
- Sainte-Chapelle was founded by the ultra-devout King Louis IX of France, who constructed it as a chapel for the royal palace and to house precious relics.
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- 2. There were 22 holy relics kept in Sainte Chapelle.
- 4. Sainte-Chapelle was consecrated on April 26, 1248.