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Sainte-Chapelle

( Do not miss )

The full splendour of this magnificent Gothic chapel can only be appreciated from inside, as Sainte-Chapelle is unfortunately closely surrounded by the Palais de Justice buildings. Commissioned by Saint-Louis to house the Crown of Thorns and a fragment of the true Cross, it was built in less than three years by Pierre de Montreuil (who also worked on Notre-Dame) and consecrated in 1248.
The building consists of two chapels, the lower one intended as a parish church for the palace staff and the upper one reserved for the royal family. The latter is a striking example of technical prowess: walls have been replaced by 15m-high stained-glass panels linked by slender pillars which also support the vaulting. The stained-glass windows, which cover an area of more than 600sq m, are mainly original and illustrate scenes from the Old and New Testaments.


Address: 4 boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris
Phone: 01 53 73 78 51
Open: 10-5 (9:30-6:30 Apr-Sep); closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 1 Nov, 11 Nov, 25 Dec
Bus: 96
Metro: Cité
Accessible: None
Admission: Moderate
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