House of holy relics
Neighborhood: 1st Arrondissement
Nearest Train: Metro: line 4, station Cite; Bus: lines 21, 27, 38, 85, 96 and Balabus
Phone: +33 1 53 40 60 80
Fax: +33 1 53 40 60 90
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Located in the center of the city within the Palais de Justice complex on the Île de la Cite, La Sainte Chapelle (Holy Chapel) is a small Gothic chapel constructed in the Rayonnant style. Built by King Louis IX from 1238-1244, the chapel housed holy relics from the Passion believed to be Jesus' Crown of Thorns and a piece of the True Cross. These items were purchased from the Byzantine emperor Baldwin II in 1239 for a huge sum of 135,000 livres (the church cost 40,000 livres to build) due to the King's desire to elevate France as the leader of Western Christianity. La Sainte Chapelle provides visitors with a spectacular visual experience, since the entire upper tier of the chapel is surrounded by enormous stained glass windows.
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Paris
Really worth going to..easy bus trip for us from our www.parisperfect.com apartment..we did enjoy...
Reviewed by:J from on Nov 23 2009
early bird
Get to Sainte Chapelle early so that you are one of the first few in the doors. Immediately go upsta...
Reviewed by:JENNIFER from on Aug 25 2009
Just OK
Sainte Chappelle had a long line, even with a museum pass, and I guess I was just expecting more. I...
Reviewed by:RyanP from on Jun 01 2008
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