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Sainte-Chapelle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Saint Chapelle rises above the rooflines of the royal palace on the Ile de la Cité in a miniature by the Limbourg brothers, ca 1400 The most visually beautiful aspects of the chapel, and considered the best of their type in the world, are its stained glass for which the stonework is a delicate framework, and rose windows added to the upper chapel in the 15th century. The Royal chapel stands squarely upon a lower chapel which served as parish church for all the inhabitants of the palace, which was the seat of government (see "palace"). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sainte-Chapelle

Paris: culture, students, travel information, tips, Paris The chapel was built by Louis IX (later St. Louis) in 1245 to house relics of the Crucifixion—the crown of thorns, a vial of Christ's blood, splinters from the cross, and a nail—that the king procured from the Byzantine emperor. The lower chapel was designated for the use of the king's servants, while the upper floor, with the stunning stained glass, was reserved for the royal family and their guests. The chapel can scarcely be said to have walls as such: only thin ribs of stone separate the towering windows of colored glass, which portray over 1,000 Biblical stories in a kaleidoscope of color. www.franceway.com /w3/Travel/paris/Sightseeing/monuments/chapelle.htm

Sainte Chapelle Thus we may see that the Sainte Chapelle was built for a triple purpose: as a reliquary for these objects, as a royal chapel of Louis, and as a symbolic statement of his ideology of crusade. There is an implicit argument within the Sainte Chapelle that people of France had become the rightful successors to the jews as God's chosen people. We discussed the little chapel called "La Sainte Chapelle" in terms of its history and symbolism. classes.uleth.ca /200103/art2850b/ste-chapelle.html

2101 - Sainte Chapelle - SCeve Chapelle was built to hold the Crown of Thorns and part of the True Cross, relics from the Holy Land. Build by Louis IX in the 1240's, this gothic chapel's upper floor is essentially surrounded by majestic stained glass windows. mw.mcmaster.ca /scriptorium/images/2101w-SCeve.html

Paris - The Sainte Chapelle The architect of the Sainte-Chapelle was Pierre de Montereau, the same who built the famous Virgin's Chapel of the abbey of Saint-Germaindes-Pres. The floor is paved with thirty-four curious tombstones of the XIVth and XVth centuries, carved with the effigies of treasurers and canons of the chapel. The vision of Saint John is pictured with grace and charm which merits close examination in detail, for several of the pictures of which it is composed are little masterpieces of design and execution. www.oldandsold.com /articles08/paris-travel-17.shtml

Sainte Chapelle - Paris Sainte Chapelle's 15 windows with their 1134 scenes covering a surface of 618 square metres, belong to the XIIIth century and illustrate, in the splendour of their colours and impassioned and frenetic style, scenes from the Bible and the Gospels. Commissioned by Louis IX the Saint for housing the relic of the Crown of Thorns purchased by the sovereign in Venice in 1239, having been previously brought here from Constantinople. The steeply sloping roof is enriched with a marble balustrade: a soaring, honeycombed spire 75 metres high is the worthy topping to this graceful piece of architecture. www.welcometoparis.it /Marais/marais5.uk.html

Paris - La Ste-Chapelle The church contains 2 chapels: the lower for the servants of the King, and the higher for the Royal Family. The stained glass windows, restored in the 19th century, originally date from the 13th century and cover an impressive 620 square meters. Construction of the building, which took place between 1246 and 1248, is attributed to Pierre de Montreuil. www.pariserve.tm.fr /English/paris/ileCite/sainte-chapelle.htm

Sainte Chapelle at WICE in Paris, France Sainte Chapelle is an excellent example of the Gothic rayonnant style: large windows with extraordinary stained glass, refined foliate capitals and statues of the twelve apostles. Sainte Chapelle is the only surviving part of the palatial complex that was the residence of the French kings until 1364. It was constructed and its chapel consecrated in the 1240s to house important relics (such as fragments of the True Cross and the Holy Lance) that Louis IX (Saint Louis) bought from his cousin, the Byzantine emperor. www.wice-paris.org /courses/arthist/ste_chapelle.html

Stories of faith put Sainte Chapelle's visitors in state of grace The Sainte Chapelle in Paris, at 4 Boulevard du Palais on the Ile de la Cite, is open daily April through September from 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and October through March from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The 1,134 scenes depicted in the stained glass at the Sainte Chapelle are sometimes referred to as a "Bible of the poor," for windows like these told sacred stories in pictures, which could be "read" by those without the education to decipher Latin texts in the Middle Ages. I had always heard that the Sainte Chapelle was the inspiration for the Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh, so when I arrived in Paris it was the first church I went to see. www.post-gazette.com /travel/20000806chapel6.asp

La Sainte Chapelle Sainte Chapelle could be considered a huge reliquary built to house the relics of the Crucifixion. Other buildings were later added to Sainte Chapelle. Hence, Saint Louis chose to have a church built inside the Royal Palace on Cité isle in order to emphasize the close relationship between the Holy Relics and the monarchy (that palace was later replaced later by the Law Courts building). architecture.relig.free.fr /chapelle_en.htm

Sainte-Chapelle The upper chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, which, as I hope you have guessed by this time, means the Holy Chapel, has often been described as a dream, and in one of my French books on Paris, the author even describes it as a Snare for the Soul. During the time the French Kings still occupied their palace on the Cite, the lower chapel was reserved for the use of pilgrinls, and the upper one was reserved for the King and his household. This loggia was the King's private entrance to the upper chapel and connected the chapel directly with the second floor of his palace. www.oldandsold.com /articles03/paris22.shtml

Tourism in Paris: Sainte Chapelle - Paris - France The Sainte Chapelle enclosed into the structure of the Palais de la Cité stood both as a religious and a political symbol reflecting the double function of the king, both a temporal and a spiritual leader. The Sainte Chapelle was originally built for the collection of relics of Louis IX. The upper chapel, which is reached from a staircase in the lower chapel, is Gothic architecture at its most daring and successful : an airy cage of light whose slender columns seem to extend towards the vault. paris-tourism.com /hotels/content.php?id_content=224&...

Sainte Chapelle Lester's note: The Sainte Chapelle was built by Louis IX (Saint Louis) to house the Crown of Thorns, a famous relic from Constantinople, Attached to the palace, the reliquary included a chapel for the king on the second floor, the level of his residential apartments. At the west end of the chapel is a two story porch which provided access from the apartments;on the ground floor is a lower chapel for servants. history.hanover.edu /courses/art/chap1.html

Be Your Own Guide Paris - Sainte Chapelle The Upper Chapel of Sainte Chapelle is one of the most beautiful rooms in the world. Begun in 1246 for King Louis IX, who in 1297 became Saint Louis, the chapel was built to house the relics of Jesus' passion including the crown of thorns which King Louis purchased from Emperor Baudouin II of Constantinople. The chapel owes it's beauty to the 6,453 square feet of stained glass, most of it original, that tells the tale of man's history from creation to redemption and also the history of the relics. www.geocities.com /beyourownguide/chapelle.html

A digest on the Sainte Chapelle in Paris illustrated with pictures by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city guide and portal In the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame and the Conciergerie, the Sainte Chapelle is a source of spiritual and artistic emotion. Left on the picture, the interior of the Sainte Chapelle is very representative of the colorful Middle Ages painted church interiors as they were at the time (in most churches, the paint has today disappeared). This Gothic Catholic chapel was built in Paris in 1246 during the Middle Ages by Saint Louis, the king of France. www.parisdigest.com /monument/sainte-chapelle-interior.htm

History of Gothic Architecture : Sainte-Chapelle de Paris No.1 Sainte-Chapelle is a part of the Palais de Justice complex in Paris and the one of typical rayonnant style church in high Gothic. It is said that the architect of Sainte-Chapelle is Pierre de Montreuil (about 1200-67), who have rebuilt the apse of Saint-Denis and have completed south facade of Notre-Dame of Paris, but it is not sure. Its base consists of a lower chapel for the use of the parish, while the upper chapel is flush with the palace and opens onto it through a porch and gallery. web.kyoto-inet.or.jp /org/orion/eng/hst/gothic/saintechapelle.html

Photos: Paris, Ste. Chapelle Sainte Chapelle was started and finished during the time Notre Dame was being built only a few blocks away. By the time Sainte Chapelle was built, French architects had learned how to narrow the piers without collapsing the building, leaving the walls almost nothing but glass. King Louis IX (Saint Louis) had it built between 1243 and 1248 to house the Crown of Thorns, which he had bought in Venice in 1238. www.tapirback.com /photos/places/paris/paris01.htm

Surf and Book - Report: The Sainte-Chapelle The construction of the “Sainte chapelle” has been attributed to the architect Pierre de Montreuil; this place is a miracle of transparency. Under the monarchy, the lower chapel was reserved to the personal of the palace while the king and his family could attend mass in the upper chapel. The vault of the chapel is painted of a stared sky. www.surfandbook.com /Article.asp?ArticleID=172&ArticleAction=Show

Sainte-Chapelle Paris Sights & Activities Fodor's Online Travel Guide The chapel is essentially an enormous magic lantern illuminating the 1,130 figures from the Bible, to create -- as one writer poetically put it -- "the most marvelous colored and moving air ever held within four walls." www.monum.fr. 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 (and that even in Louis's time were considered of questionable authenticity). The plainer first-floor chapel, made gloomy by insensitive mid-19th-century restorations (which could do with restoration themselves), is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose statue stands on the pier of the entrance. www.fodors.com /rants/rrread.cfm?destination=paris@117&class=Sights@20001&property=Sainte-Chapelle@57044&entity_id=97468

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France The lower chapel — the palace's parish — was dedicated to the Virgin Mary by Pierre Berruyer, Archbishop of Bourges. Architects, sculptors and painters evidently took the greatest care with the interior of the upper chapel, as this was the part of the building reserved for the king, his close friends and family, as well as for displaying the religious relics. The lower chapel is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose statue stands freely next to the central pier of the portal. www.discoverfrance.net /France/Cathedrals/Paris/Sainte-Chapelle.shtml

Historical Monuments In Paris France - Sainte Chapelle Paris Monument : Sainte Chapelle is presented by Cosy Logis. The upper chapel, for the king’s use and the display of the relics, was dedicated by the papal legate, the lower chapel was dedicated to the Virgin Mary by the Archbishop of Bourges. The Lower Chapel is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a full-length statue of whom is on the central pier of the doorway. www.cosylogis.com /paris/monument.php?id=15

Learn more about Stained glass in the online encyclopedia. Stained glass is an Art and a Craft that requires the artistic skills necessary to conceive of the design and the engineering skills necessary to assemble the piece so that it is capable of standing up to its own weight and the environmental elements of wind and rain where it may be placed. Churches - Stained glass windows are often used in more traditional church architectures, especially in the nave, to depict various saints and scenes from the Bible. This was especially important when the bulk of the population was illiterate. www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/st/stained_glass.html

Sainte Chapelle Sainte Chapelle is on the left in this picture. This Medieval church was once a private chapel for the King and queen. home.att.net /~scodell/Vacation/France/SainteChapelle.html

"On Earth As It Is In Heaven: " Inscribing Divine Presence at The Sainte Chapelle The Sainte Chapelle references these themes, particularly the context in which they were expressed when they had been turned to defining a reign or a state, such as at Charlemagne's Aachen. While the plan was standard for Gothic private chapels, in the context of the few palatine chapels built as symbols of a reign and of a nation the Sainte-Chapelle was reactionary in its form. The Sainte-Chapelle was a modem structure, a structure that in the essence of its appearance broke with the influence of Rome and its models. pigtrail.uark.edu /pubs/inquiry/2003/shafer.html

Paris MYSTERIOUS : La Sainte Chapelle - History and Description The interior of Sainte-Chapelle’s upper chapel is notable amongst other religious edifices for it’s lightness, the chapel seemingly bathed in light from the 15 near floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows which surround it. Paris MYSTERIOUS : La Sainte Chapelle - History and Description To merely stand in the upper chapel on a sunny day is an experience in itself. www.parisbestlodge.com /saintechapelle.html

Sainte Chapelle Sainte Chapelle Cathedral in Paris was begun in A.D. 1243 by King Louis IX to hold relics from the Passion of Christ during the Sixth Crusade. Portions of the lower walls have long mosaic panels of painted glass set into plaster which help to reflect the light from the stained glass windows to intensify the rose-violet atmosphere. members.aol.com /bstetzer/saintechapelle.html

France: Sainte-Chapelle, Paris The very Gothic Sainte-Chapelle was the royal chapel of medieval French kings, built by Louis IX in 1248 (though extensively restored throughout the ages, especially in the 19th century, when some of the glass dates from). It's small, but the glass-to-stone density is the highest I've seen in any Gothic architecture, so it's quite, quite beautiful. www.stanford.edu /~melkor/lisa_pictures/large_jpg/WEurope/France1.html

Sainte-Chapelle Rose Window - Americans in France Sainte-Chapelle is located slightly west of Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de la Cité (Island of the City), an island in the middle of the Seine. The Lower Chapel, built for the servants, is reached by a winding stone stairway and is only twenty-three feet high. The small stained windows in the Lower Chapel are located between garishly (but beautifully) decorated columns and arches. www.americansinfrance.net /Tidbits/Sainte_Chapelle_Rose_Window.cfm

Welcome To ParisTours.com: The Sainte Chapelle The Sainte Chapelle was built under Saint-Louis to collect the Crown of Spine and a fragment of the True Cross (of Jesus Christ). The Arrow of the Sainte Chapelle is less high than that of Notre Dame Cathedral but rises all the same to 75 meters high. It include two chapels, the low chapel intended for the servants of the King and the high chapel reserved to the royal family. www.paristours.com /paristours_articles.php?monument=18

AllRefer.com - Sainte-Chapelle, France (French Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia The Sainte-Chapelle is a superb example of the Rayonnant style in Gothic architecture. The elegant proportions and airiness of the upper chapel, its 15 magnificent stained-glass windows, separated only by thin colonnettes and reaching nearly from floor to ceiling, and its vividly painted columns and panels combine to create the effect of a sheer blaze of color and light. A winding staircase leads from the painted and gilded lower chapel to the porch of the upper chapel. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SainteCh.html

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