Sainte-Chapelle Paris # 3
** Until 2019 I had never visited Sainte-Chapelle. Hard to believe that on all my previous trips to Paris I had missed it in spite of certainly walking past it many times as it's quite close to Notre Dame. I am glad I finally rectified this omission as it's an extraordinary building . It was like walking into a vast kaleidoscope the windows appeared to float in the air given the minimal stone supports . I marvel at the ingenuity and imagination of the thirteenth century craftsman and builders who created this glorious example of human civilisation .
I really had to push the ISO on this shot it was quite dark inside hand held shot
A little information
The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris. Construction began some time after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 April 1248. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of of Gothic architecture. it has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collections anywhere in the world.
The windows dominate the chapel and the stone wall surface is reduced too little more than a delicate framework. Arranged across 15 windows, each 15 metres high, the stained glass panes depict 113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris. The huge windows fill the nave and apse, while a large rose window with Flamboyant tracery (added to the upper chapel c. 1490) dominates the western wall
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Sainte-Chapelle Paris # 3
** Until 2019 I had never visited Sainte-Chapelle. Hard to believe that on all my previous trips to Paris I had missed it in spite of certainly walking past it many times as it's quite close to Notre Dame. I am glad I finally rectified this omission as it's an extraordinary building . It was like walking into a vast kaleidoscope the windows appeared to float in the air given the minimal stone supports . I marvel at the ingenuity and imagination of the thirteenth century craftsman and builders who created this glorious example of human civilisation .
I really had to push the ISO on this shot it was quite dark inside hand held shot
A little information
The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris. Construction began some time after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 April 1248. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of of Gothic architecture. it has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collections anywhere in the world.
The windows dominate the chapel and the stone wall surface is reduced too little more than a delicate framework. Arranged across 15 windows, each 15 metres high, the stained glass panes depict 113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris. The huge windows fill the nave and apse, while a large rose window with Flamboyant tracery (added to the upper chapel c. 1490) dominates the western wall
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT TO MY STREAM.
I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD NOT FAVE A PHOTO
WITHOUT ALSO LEAVING A COMMENT