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PARIS - Ile de la Cité

 

SAINTE-CHAPELLE

A PEARL OF GOTHIC ART

sainte chapelle

 

Begun some time after 1239 and consecrated on April 26, 1248, the Sainte-Chapelle is considered one of the highest achievements of the radiant period of Gothic architecture. Its erection was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of relics of the Passion, including the Crown of Thorns of Christ - one of the most important relics of medieval Christendom.

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