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La Sainte Chapelle.

Construite entre 1242 et 1248, la Sainte Chapelle est édifiée á la demande du roi Louis IX (futur Saint Louis) pour abriter les reliques de la Passion. La plus célèbre de ces reliques, la Couronne d’épines, appartenait aux empereurs de Constantinople depuis le IV éme siècle. En l’achetant en 1239 pour
135000 livres tournois (plus de la moitié du revenu annuel du domaine royal) Louis IX , exprimant sa piété, accroît le prestige de la France qui devient, aux yeux de l’Europe médiévale, une nouvelle Jerusalem.
Privée de ses reliques à la révolution française la Sainte Chapelle est transformée en un entrepôt de farine puis de 1803 à 1818 en dépôt d’archives du Palais de Justice.
Sans le moindre entretien, la Sainte Chapelle se trouve dans un état catastrophique à la fin du premier empire. Ill faut attendre1846 pour que des travaux de restauration soient entrepris grâce,entre autres, à Victor Hugo et à son roman “Notre Dame de Paris”.
Emblématique du gothique rayonnant, la Sainte Chapelle est conçue comme une chasse presque entièrement vitrée. Les 15 verrières du 13 éme siècle sont composées de panneaux historiés illustrés de pages bibliques et d’allusions à la royauté.


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Built between 1242 and 1248, the Sainte Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX (the future Saint Louis) to house the relics of the Passion. The most famous of these relics, the Crown of Thorns, had belonged to the emperors of Constantinople since the fourth century. When they bought it in 1239 for
135,000 livres tournois (more than half the annual income of the royal estate), Louis IX, expressing his piety, increased the prestige of France, which became, in the eyes of medieval Europe, a new Jerusalem.
Deprived of its relics during the French Revolution, the Sainte Chapelle was transformed into a flour warehouse and then, from 1803 to 1818, into an archive for the Palais de Justice.
With no maintenance whatsoever, the Sainte Chapelle was in a catastrophic state by the end of the First Empire. It was not until 1846 that restoration work was undertaken, thanks in part to Victor Hugo and his novel "Notre Dame de Paris".
Emblematic of the Radiant Gothic style, the Sainte Chapelle was designed as an almost entirely glazed chase. The 15 13th-century stained glass windows are composed of historiated panels illustrated with biblical pages and allusions to royalty.
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8 comments

Gudrun said:

The chapel is a marvel, so airy and colourful with all the medieval glass!
16 months ago

Esther said:

What an amazing chapel. The stained glass must be outstanding.
16 months ago

Xata said:

Outstanding photo, local and history
16 months ago

Annemarie said:

magnifique
Happy sunday evening!
16 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Impressive interior shot!

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16 months ago

Gillian Everett said:

Magnificent stained glass, and illustrious history, going back so far. So interesting, JP.
16 months ago

Wierd Folkersma said:

wonderful interior
16 months ago ( translate )

Nora Caracci said:

spectaculaire et superbe prise !
15 months ago ( translate )