The Sainte Chapelle (Holy chapel) in Paris

This Gothic chapel was built in Paris in 1246 during the Middle Ages by Saint Louis, the king of France.

It was designed as a shrine for Jesus Christ's thorn crown. The crown was bought from Constantinople (today, Istambul in Turkey) at a time when many European Christian nobles fought in the middle-east to get Jerusalem back from the Muslims.

This very inspired faith testimony includes 15 colorful stainglasses best seen from the inside (right and below). 

Sainte-Chapelle in Paris

The interior of the Sainte Chapelle is very representative of the colorful Middle Ages painted church interiors as they were at the time (in most churches, the paint has today disappeared). A pure masterpiece of Gothic art.

On a sunny day, sit on the bench facing the southern wall and watch the colors of the 13th century stainglasses as they gradually change (above). A light and color kaleidoscope! 

We recommend you not to skip the Sainte Chapelle, so close to the much better known Paris Notre-Dame Catholic cathedral.

The Sainte-Chapelle is open from 9:30 am to 6pm (1 march to 31 october) and 9am to 5pm (1 november to 28 february). Closed : 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, 25 December. 
  Cité station on line 4. Phone 33 (0)1 53 40 60 80. 

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Stainglasses at Sainte-Chapelle