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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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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.
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 ...
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Sainte-Chapelle. Interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. 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.
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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 ...
Oct 21, 2022 · The architecture of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris is from the mid-13 th century, around a century after the first foray into Gothic was made a few miles away at the Basilica of St Denis. La Sainte Chapelle Paris was built around the same time as Amiens Cathedral and was one of the first examples of what has since become known as the Rayonnant Gothic ...