The Relics Platform
Installed between 1264-67, the relics platform is a vaulted stone kiosk with two bays.
La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel) was commissioned by Louis IX (1214-70), Saint Louis, to hold his extensive collection of relics. Construction on the chapel began 1239, and it was consecrated 1248. The chapel held the Crown of Thorns, fragments of the True Cross, as well as the Holy Lance.
The chapel is built in the Rayonnant Gothic architectural style (running between 1240 and 1350).
Taken on Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
The Relics Platform
Installed between 1264-67, the relics platform is a vaulted stone kiosk with two bays.
La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel) was commissioned by Louis IX (1214-70), Saint Louis, to hold his extensive collection of relics. Construction on the chapel began 1239, and it was consecrated 1248. The chapel held the Crown of Thorns, fragments of the True Cross, as well as the Holy Lance.
The chapel is built in the Rayonnant Gothic architectural style (running between 1240 and 1350).
Taken on Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.