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Paris
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Saint-Chapelle was constructed
by Saint Louis in the mid 13th century in the heart of the
Palais de la Cité. a palatine reliquary chapel, it
consists of a lower chapel, for the palace staff, and an
upper chael, which was the royal chapel where relics associated
with Christ's Passion were kept. Embellished with a unique
group of fifteen tall stained glass windows, Sainte-Chapelle
is an outstanding exmple of High Gothic Architucture.
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extract from caisse nationale monuments historiques et des
sites
- Open
Daily:
- April 1st - September
30th
9:30 am to 6:30 pm
- October 1st -
March 31st
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Closed:
January
1st, May 1st, November 1st & 11th, December
25th
- Access:
RERChâtelet, Saint-Michel; Metro lines Châtelet,
Saint Michel;
Bus
- Unguided
visit:
Full rate - 42 FF
Discounted rate - 26 FF
- Guided
visit:
Only in the mornings maximum 30 persons
For reservations:
CMN service visites
conférences
7 boulevard Morland 75004 PARIS
Tel : 01 44 54 19 33
Full rate - 50 FF
Discounted Rate - 40 FF
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Learn
more about this famous historical symbol at:
www.monuments-france.fr
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The
Sainte Chapelle
 The
Sainte Chapelle was built under Saint-Louis to collect the Crown
of Spine and a fragment of the True Cross (of Jesus Christ).
The construction of the Sainte Chapelle was completed into 1248.
The Arrow of the
Sainte Chapelle is less high than that of Notre Dame Cathedral but rises
all the same to 75 meters high. It is long of 36 meters, 17 meters
wide and 42 meters high.
It include two chapels,
the low chapel intended for the servants of the King and the
high chapel reserved to the royal family. The stained glasses,
restored in XIX century, date from XIII century and cover a surface
of 620 square meters. They recall scenes of Old/New
Testament.
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