La Sainte-Chapelle
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4 boulevard du Palais - 75001 Paris Open: |
The
church of Sainte Chapelle was built under St. Louis to
hold the Crown of Thorns, as well as a piece of the True
Cross. Construction of the building, which took place
between 1246 and 1248, is attributed to Pierre de
Montreuil. While perhaps not as tall as Notre Dame's,
Ste-Chapelle's steeple rises an impressive 75 meters off
the ground. The church contains 2 chapels: the lower for
the servants of the King, and the higher for the Royal
Family. The stained glass windows, restored in the 19th
century, originally date from the 13th century and cover
an impressive 620 square meters. They depict scenes from
the Old and New Testaments
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