Sainte chapelle paris

The Churches Of Paris on Instagram: “I miss the silence and beauty of this place. It's completely understandable why people refer to Sainte-Chapelle as a jewel box. The chapel…”

Interior Sainte-Chapelle. In 1239, King Louis IX of France, purchased the crown of thorns from the impoverished Latin emperor at Constantinople, Baldwin II, for 135,000 livres (the entire chapel, by contrast, cost 40,000 livres to build). A piece of the True Cross was added, along with other relics, making Sainte-Chapelle a valuable reliquary Churches and Cathedrals Of The World - Page 43 - SkyscraperCity

If “breathtaking” were a building, it could very well be the Sainte-Chapelle (“Holy Chapel”) in Paris, the spectacular royal ...