Best of IgoUgoSainte-Chapelle (La)
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Tucked into the Palais de Justice on Ile de la Cite, this 13th century church is a gem that many people miss. It was built as a royal chapel for Louis IX to hold various relics he had acquired including Christ's crown of thorns. The chapel has two levels - the lower level was to serve as a parish church for the palace but the upper level was reserved for the royal family. The unknown architect of this Gothic building in the rayonnant style designed the structure as to maximise the size of the windows. The upper chapel seems to have walls of stained glass held up by fine pillars. The rich colour of the stained glass is magnificent and photos cannot convey its splendour as the colour of light splashes across the chapel. The pictures windows...
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From journal Exploring Paris
Best of IgoUgoSt. Chapelle
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Want to find God? This is the place to do it. With a cozily dark lower chapel and a breathtaking upper chapel, St. Chapelle is the place to go to become a believer in the power of the church, or at least in the power of churches.First off, it's not all that easy to find. If you're expecting it to be out in the open and obvious from wherever you look like Notre Dame, you're out of luck. It's tucked away in the Palais de Justice on Ile de la Cite (Metro stop is Cite). Find Boulevard du Palais (turns into Blvd. St. Michel when it crosses over the river). On this street is the Palais de Justice. St. Chapelle is inside the Palais; there is a door on Blvd de Palais (on the right if you're facing Place St. Michel). You can just see St. Chapelle...
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From journal How You Say... Le Paris?
Best of IgoUgoSainte-Chapelle -- 9:30am-6pm daily
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On a rather cold afternoon, we arrived at the stately gates that lead to the Palais de Justice and proceeded to join a small group at the Cour de la Sainte-Chapelle. After showing our Paris Visites, we moved right into the lower chapel, which was for the servants of the palace that the holy chapel was a part of when King and Saint Louis IX had it constructed to hold the pricey but priceless Crown of Thorns he had bought from the Byzantine emperor Beaudoin II, as well as other relics of Christ’s Passion he had assiduously acquired. Up the steep spiral staircase, we went to the glorious upper chapel, realm of the royals and clergy exclusively. Overwhelming, even on a sunless afternoon, the 15 stained-glass panels before us seemed seamlessly...
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From journal PARIS PERFECT- December in LES-HALLES
Best of IgoUgoSainte-Chapelle
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In 1239, King Louis IX began to deal with the Emperor of Constantinople to secure what could only be seen as some of the most prized relics in all of Christendom, including the Crown of Thorns, a fragment of the wood from the Cross of Christ and nails from the crucifixion. For around a third of the cost paid for the historic artifacts, Louis (who eventually became known as St. Louis) commissioned the construction of Sainte-Chapelle to house them.Divided into an upper and a lower chapel, Sainte Chapelle is home to one of the most fantastic displays of stained glass anywhere, with 15 large windows taking up most of the wall space in the upper sanctuary telling the story of the Passion and also focusing on various books of the Old Testament....
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From journal Paris: An Affordable, Spectacular Destination
Saint Chapelle
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Saint Chappell is situated in the Palais du Justice complex on Ile de la Cite. After a five-minute queue for security check (note: lines to St. Chappell and Palais du Justice are different, and the latter tends to be shorter, but once inside, both merge), we were in. The chapel itself is small and is passed on by tourists heading across to Notre Dame.
It was built around 1245 AD to house, among other things, Christ’s Crown of Thorns, and is celebrated for its stained glass windows. When you remind yourself that they are not merely sheets of painted glass, but thousands of pieces of different-colored glass cut into shapes and fitted into lead strips, it will make you truly appreciate the amount of work and creativity that went into...
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From journal The City of Lights
Best of IgoUgoSainte Chapelle
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We were walking along the street one day and saw a poster advertising a concert at Sainte Chapelle, so we decided to check it out. What an experience! I still get chills when I think of the beautiful chamber music being played by a string quartet as the sun was starting to set, shining through gorgeous stained-glass windows.
The Chapel is surrounded by the most incredible stained-glass windows I think I have ever seen. It is a small chapel and a stunning experience just to sit and view the windows.
I highly recommend this site. If you can catch a concert there, by all means do it!
From journal Paris in the Summer
Best of IgoUgoSainte Chapelle
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The entry is done by the law courts, from where identity check. One can assist in summer has particularly pleasant concerts (Tel.: 01 43 26 02 28) This jewel of 13 2nd century the Gothic architecture is coupled today with the austere walls of the law courts. The Holy Vault was built by Louis Saint into 1248 to accommodate the Crown of spine of Christ and a fragment of her cross (today with Our-Lady). To buy to these relics with his cousin the Emperor of Constantinople and to make their mounting (trunk shining of precious stones, melted during the Revolution), the king of France spent twice and half the cost of the construction of the St Chapelle?
Completed into 1348, it burned into 1630 and was rebuilt very slowly. Its demolition was...
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From journal my Paris
Sainte Chapelle Cathedral
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I dinstinctly remember having some of the best crepes in my life on the way to Ste Chapelle. My brother had driven us to one of those innumerable places around the latin quarter for a lunch snack. I remember particularly the silky, zesty orange vanilla sauce that covered the crepes. Heaven! Afterwards, we drove and parked near-by the Notre Dame and then walked over to the Cathedral Sainte-Chapelle. Sainte-Chapelle is lovely, certainly ranking among Paris' must-see attractions. Though not unknown by any means, apparently it doesn't hit the radar screens of many visitors - this was the first time we'd been here and we were the only ones there for quite a while. It is a relatively small chapel, but the stained glass windows are beautiful....
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From journal Paris - Been There Done That Bought The T-Shirt...
Sainte Chapelle
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Sainte Chappelle, begun in 1246, and built to house what Louis IX believed to be a piece of the cross of Christ, this church is known for it's stain glass. In fact, more stain glass than stone it would appear, especially from the inside. You enter through the lower chappel which is also quite ornate. The bright colors and gold gilding stand out and provide a nice backdrop for the small alter and statues that reside in the far end of the small chappel. Once you've seen all there is to see here (which doesn't take too long), you climb to the upper chappel and on a bright day as you exit the stairs you will be rewarded with one of the most awesome sights imaginable as the sun plays off of the colors in the stain glass. It is said that...
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From journal New Years in Paris
Sainte Chapelle
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This church is overlooked for Notre Dame and I think even though it is smaller, it is prettier. All the stained glass windows tell a story. They do have cards in different languages that explain each window. This is a beautifully restored Gothic Church.
From journal Paris: Again and again
What Others Are Saying About Sainte-Chapelle:
- The Attraction
- Definitely worth a visit. - qype.co.uk
- The Attraction
- It is quite expensive to get in. - qype.co.uk
- The Attraction
- Fantastic. - qype.co.uk
- The Attraction
- Sainte CXhappelle is my absolute favorite place in Paris. - qype.co.uk
- The Value
- It is quite expensive to get in. - qype.co.uk