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1. www.visual-arts-cork.com › architecture › sainte-chapelleSainte Chapelle Paris: Gothic Style Architecture

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   Sainte Chapelle, Paris (1241-48) Palais de la Cite, Paris. Contents • Sainte-Chapelle: Introduction • History • Acquisition of the Holy Relics • Construction • Architecture of Sainte-Chapelle • Steeple • Western Facade • Lower Chapel • Upper Chapel • Sainte-Chapelle's Stained Glass • Iconography • Stained Glass Artists

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3. architecture.relig.free.fr › chapelle_enSainte-Chapelle de Paris - Free

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   History. Sainte Chapelle could be considered a huge reliquary built to house the relics of the Crucifixion. In 1239, Saint Louis bought the crown of thorns from Venetian merchants for 135,000 Pounds. Fragments of the Holy Cross fragments as well as instruments of torture were bought from Baudoin II, king of Jerusalem in 1241.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sainte-ChapelleSainte-Chapelle - Wikipedia

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   1248 - Sainte-Chapelle completed and consecrated; 1264-1267 - Installation of the tribune of relics; 1379 - Charles V of France offers the Sainte-Chapelle Gospels to the treasury; 1383 - First spire rebuilt; End of 15th c. - Monumental exterior stairway built by Louis XII; 1460 (approx.) 14th century spire replaced; 1485-1498 - west rose window ...

5. www.britannica.com › place › Sainte-ChapelleSainte-Chapelle | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Sainte-Chapelle, royal chapel in the Gothic Rayonnant style in the Île de la Cité in Paris, France. Gothic architecture is often most notable for its size and grandeur, but Sainte-Chapelle is a magnificent exception. Though it is smaller than the great cathedrals of northern France, its jewel-like perfection makes it one of the finest ...

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6. insideinside.org › project › sainte-chapelleSainte-Chapelle, Paris (1248) - insideinside.org

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   Oct 9, 2013 · Cohen, Meredith. The Sainte-Chapelle and the Construction of Sacral Monarchy : Royal Architecture in Thirteenth-century Paris. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Grodecki, Louis. Sainte-Chapelle. English ed. Paris: Caisse Nationale Des Monuments Historiques, 1960. Building Address: 8 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris, France

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   Why was Sainte-Chapelle built?

   • Built by King Louis IX between 1241 and 1248 in order to house the Holy Relics of the Passion (he was later made a saint by the Catholic Church), Sainte-Chapelle was an clear statement of the devotional piety and secular prestige of the French monarchy, expressed in the new form of Rayonnant Gothic architecture (c.1200-1350).

   Sainte Chapelle Paris: Gothic Style Architecture

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   Did Sainte Chapelle have more than one story?

   • This older building had only one story; its design was used for Sainte Chapelle in Paris, but on a far bigger scale. The two equal-sized floors of the new chapel served completely diverse roles.

   Sainte Chapelle in Paris - Awe-Inspiring Architecture

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   What is Sainte Chapelle cathedral?

   • Sainte Chapelle Cathedral is one of the oldest extant Capetian royal palaces in the Île de la Cité, an old and beautiful island in the Seine River. Despite being damaged due to the French Revolution and reconstructed in the 19th century, it features one of the world’s finest stained glass collections from the 13th century.

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   What apsidal chapels are in Sainte Chapelle?

   • Amiens Cathedral’s apsidal chapels, which it recalls in general structure, and the Chapel of Noyon Cathedral, from which it derived the two-floor design, are the Sainte Chapelle’s most evident architectural forebears. Sainte Chapelles seen from the east; Uoaei1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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8. www.sainte-chapelle.fr › en › discoverHistory of the Sainte-Chapelle

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   Precious vestige of the royal palace of the City The Sainte-Chapelle was built in the middle of the 13th century by Louis IX, future Saint Louis, to house the most prestigious relic of the Passion of Christ: the Crown of Thorns and a fragment of the True Cross. Built in less than 7 years, a record time, the Sainte-Chapelle was conceived as a ...

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   Aug 21, 2023 · Sainte Chapelle Cathedral was modeled on older Carolingian royal chapels, most particularly Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel at Aachen. It was constructed in approximately 800 CE and used as the Emperor’s oratory. Louis IX had previously erected one chapel, connected to the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in 1238.