The Gothic chapel, built by Louis IX (1214-70) as a shrine for his holy relics of the passion and completed in 1248, is considered the most beautiful church in Paris, not least for its 15 stained-glass windows soaring 15m (50ft) to rose windows which added to the upper chapel in the 15th century. The church was grievously damaged during the Revolution but restored in the mid-19 century.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Sainte-Chapelle
The Gothic chapel, built by Louis IX (1214-70) as a shrine for his holy relics of the passion and completed in 1248, is considered the most beautiful church in Paris, not least for its 15 stained-glass windows soaring 15m (50ft) to rose windows which added to the upper chapel in the 15th century. The church was grievously damaged during the Revolution but restored in the mid-19 century.
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