Sainte Chapelle
The Sainte-Chapelle (; ) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France.
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The Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic chapel built for French kings within their medieval palace on an island in the Seine River in Paris. It is notable as a surviving example of royal religious architecture from the period when the French monarchy resided in this location, before moving their seat of power in the 14th century.
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- Sainte-Chapelle
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- Sainte-Chapelle, upper level interior
- Religious building.location
- 10, boulevard du Palais, 1st arrondissement
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- Catholic Church
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- Roman Rite
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- Île-de-France
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- France
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- Archdiocese of Paris
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- Paris
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- Secularized since French Revolution
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31 sectionsContents
- History
- Construction of France
- The Royal Chapel
- Modifications (16th–18th century)
- Revolutionary vandalism (18th century)
- Restoration (19th–21st century)
- Timeline
- Description
- Exterior
- West front
- Spire
- Interior
- Lower Chapel
- Upper Chapel
- Vaults of the upper chapel
- Stained glass
- The west rose window
- Stained glass from Saint-Chapelle in other museums
- Art and decoration
- Sculpture
- Painting
- The relics and the reliquary
- Organ
- Other ''Saintes-Chapelles''
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Sainte-Chapelle (; ) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France.
Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 April 1248. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. It was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's claimed Crown of Thorns – one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. This was later held in the nearby Notre-Dame Cathedral until the 2019 fire, which it survived.
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