Gateway to Heaven
The Gothic stained glass wonder that is Sainte Chappelle, often called in the old days as the 'Gateway to Heaven'. The last time I visited here half of the stained glass on the left was being restored and was under canvas! Better luck was had this time!
Built in the mid 1200s to house Louis IXs personal collection of the relics of Christ, including it is said, the 'Crown of Thorns', fragments of the 'True Cross' and the 'Holy Lance'.
Gateway to Heaven
The Gothic stained glass wonder that is Sainte Chappelle, often called in the old days as the 'Gateway to Heaven'. The last time I visited here half of the stained glass on the left was being restored and was under canvas! Better luck was had this time!
Built in the mid 1200s to house Louis IXs personal collection of the relics of Christ, including it is said, the 'Crown of Thorns', fragments of the 'True Cross' and the 'Holy Lance'.