Sainte-Chapelle, Paris

This Gothic chapel on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris is home to the most ancient stained-glass windows in Paris.

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris mini guide

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Department:	Paris and surrounding area > Ile de France > Paris >
Address::	Sainte-Chapelle, 4 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris, France
Switch board number:	+33 (0)1 42 77 65 65
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Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226-70), this chapel was constructed in less than three years to house the king's collection of relics acquired from the impoverished emperor of Constantinople at phenomenal expense.

Some of these relics have survived and can be seen in the treasury of Notre-Dame, but most were lost during the French revolution when the chapel was badly damaged. The chapel restoration, completed in 1855, is faithful to the original drawings and descriptions of the chapel that survive.

The Sainte Chapelle has been a national historic monument since 1862.

Ste-Chapelle stages concerts in summer.