Sainte Chapelle was built in less than 10 years in the 1240s by king Louis IX to host the holy relics (cross, crown) he had bought in 1238. The chapel used to…
Lower chapel, 6.6m tall.
Upper chapel, 20.5 m tall.
Choir, where the relics once stood (there are now kept at Notre-Dame). The narrow stained-glass windows are 2.1 x 13.5 m large.
Choir, where the relics once stood (there are now kept at Notre-Dame).
The side windows are 15.3 x 4.7 m large. The total area of the stained glass windows is 640 sqm (70% of which are original - 1240s).
The windows depict 1113 scenes from the Bible.
History of the holy relics.
History of the holy relics.
