The Sainte Chapelle of Paris, part III !!!

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I have written before on many things in Paris and sometimes I must return back to them even if nothing more to tell, the pictures alone are my compensation, and Paris is a huge one indeed. I have written on the Sainte Chapelle before, but again found me older paper pictures in contrast of different years in the early 2000’s that should be in my blog, It is a must to visit at least once in your lifetime, me a few times,,,Therefore, here is my take again on the Sainte Chapelle of Paris ,part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Sainte Chapelle de Paris  is located in the Île de la Cité, the historical center of Paris, right over on pont du Change, you are in Bd du Palais, and stop at metro Cité ,line 4 in the 4éme arrondissement.  It sits inside the Palais de Justice, the old justice court of medieval times and today still doing its functions. It is here that the crown of thorns was brought over by king Louis IX (Saint Louis) and he wanted a place to put them.  It was built between 1242-1248 ,and considered a master work of the gothic art architecture.  It is two chapels actually, the inferior one for the common people and a superior one for the king and royal family. At the roof, there is a statue of angel Michael.

Paris Sainte Chapelle 1 c2005

It goes without saying  that there has been a chapel here as far back as 922 tracing even to the first dynasty of the kings of France. Perhaps it was the ideal site chosen by king Louis IX. The Sainte Chapelle today is 36 meters long ( 119 ft)  without the objects and 33 meters with them, the exterior wide measures are 17 meters and the interior 16.70 meters ; the highs from floor to spike is 42.5 meters (140 ft).  To the right and left of the nave, there are two vaults lowered, that have two benches with insignias, indicating the place where Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile did their Mass and its offices facing each other.

Paris Sainte Chapelle 2 c2005

The Sainte-Chapelle was built to house the relics of the Passion of Christ, composed of the Crown of Thorns and a piece of the Holy Cross . During the French revolution, the Sainte-Chapelle was repeatedly destroyed, but its priceless windows were spared thanks to the presence of large cupboards containing archives. Originally, 22 relics were acquired by Saint Louis. Only three remain today: a fragment of the cross, a nail, and the crown of thorns. They were deposited at the abbey of Saint-Denis during the French revolution, then handed over in 1804 to the archbishop of Paris, preserved today in the treasure of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris.

Paris Sainte Chapelle 3 c2005

The Paris tourist office on the Sainte Chapelle: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/sainte-chapelle-p3556

The official Sainte Chapelle : http://www.sainte-chapelle.fr/en/

There you go folks, this is a masterpiece for the world and a must for all to visit while in Paris, enough said. The Sainte Chapelle is magical, and we love it. Again,hope you enjoy this post on the Sainte Chapelle of Paris ,part III !!! as I

And remember ,happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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