Saint Louis bought relics from the passion of the Christ to the emperor of Constantinople in 1237. The relics are meant to be stored in the Sainte Chapelle…
The chapel is modelled on the Sainte Chapelle of the Palais de la Cit&eaute; in Paris, though it has only one floor, with oratories reserved for the queen on…
The moon crescent was the symbol of king Henri II.
The emblem of Francis I was the salamander, which can be seen on the chapel.
Monogram of Henri II (H) and his wife Catherine de Medicis (C), along with the "D" of Diane de Poitiers, Henri's official mistress.
The duke of Enghien, in memory of his execution in the ditch around the castle, ordered by Napoleon in 1804 to scare his royalist opponents.
