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Sainte Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle is a two-level royal chapel in the Gothic (Rayonnant) style located within the medieval Palais de la Cité on the Île de la Cité in Paris. Built for King Louis IX and consecrated in 1248, it was designed to display his collection of Passion relics and is noted for its extensive 13th-century stained glass. The chapel now survives as a preserved historic monument and museum space.
First raised
1245
Its prime
1248
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1248
The shape it held in its prime.
A tall, narrow two-storey chapel of pale limestone with a steep, lead-covered roof and pinnacled parapets; the upper level reads as almost entirely glass — long, slender stained-glass bays set between thin stone mullions. A delicate openwork central spire and smaller pinnacles punctuate the roofline. In the courtyard foreground stands a richly gilded iron palace gate; overall scale is vertical and compact (about 36 m long), with bright polychrome light on interior glazing at its peak.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1248.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Sainte Chapelle — including 4 interiors: lower chapel (ground-level nave), upper chapel (royal nave and glazing), south 'relics of the passion' stained-glass bay and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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Families who held Sainte Chapelle.
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Capet
Royal chapel of the Capetian Palais de la Cité, built for Louis IX and consecrated in 1248; the palace was the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century.
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