La Sainte Chapelle Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_047_9753 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_048_0225 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_043_4576 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_051_4583 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_059_6193 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_063_5484 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_061_3147 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_046_2918 2005-05-29-c-st-chapelle/20050529_068_9173 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> While Notre Dame de Paris was more or less what I expected it to be, the little "Sainte Chapelle" a block away from it was a surprise. As I learned, Louis XI bought the is believed by some to be the Crown of Thorns from the head of Jesus. He then constructed a small chapel in Paris to host the relic. While really small, the chapel is stunning in its detailing. It has two floors, the upper one being almost entirely stained glass windows. (Unfortunately, it's hard to capture the beauty of stained glass windows in photos.) As they told us, Louis XI spent about 40,000 pounds to build this chapel, compared to 130,000 pounds he paid the Byzantine emperor for the Crown of Thorns. The Crown is now displayed in Notre Dame de Paris once a month. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Content Template Page Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel