Sainte-Chapelle

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Sainte-Chapelle is a 13th-century Gothic royal chapel in Paris renowned for its stunning stained-glass windows and architectural splendor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church
Gothic chapel
royal chapel
architecturalStyle Rayonnant Gothic
builtFor Louis IX of France
commissionedBy Louis IX of France
constructionEnd 1248
constructionStart 1241
country France
dedicatedTo Holy Cross
Saint Louis
diocese Archdiocese of Paris
function palatine chapel
hasPart apse
lower chapel
nave
rose window
stained-glass lancet windows
upper chapel
height about 42.5 meters
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inaugurationDate 1248
locatedIn 1st arrondissement of Paris
Palais de la Cité
Paris
Île de la Cité
nearby Conciergerie
Notre-Dame de Paris
notableFor Rayonnant Gothic architecture
stained-glass windows
tall nave and slender supports
numberOfStainedGlassPanels over 1100
originalFunction reliquary for Passion relics
ownedBy French state
linked to: France
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Paris, Banks of the Seine"
linked to: Seine river banks
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
restoration 19th-century restoration
restoredBy Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (attributed involvement)
significantEvent damage during the French Revolution
stainedGlassDepicts New Testament scenes
Old Testament stories
biblical scenes
status former royal chapel
museum
touristAttraction major Paris landmark
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1991
visitorAccess open to the public
windowHeight about 15 meters

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Centre des monuments nationaux manages Sainte-Chapelle
Île de la Cité hasPart Sainte-Chapelle
Île de la Cité hasPart Palais de la Cité
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Conciergerie partOf Palais de la Cité
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Conciergerie adjacentTo Sainte-Chapelle
1st arrondissement of Paris contains Sainte-Chapelle
Rose window hasNotableExampleAt Sainte-Chapelle
Centre des monuments nationaux manages Sainte-Chapelle
subject linked to: CMN
Square du Vert-Galant near Sainte-Chapelle
Flamboyant Gothic architecturalStyleOf Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Château de Vincennes hasPart Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Château de Vincennes notableFeature Gothic royal chapel Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Cité nearby Sainte-Chapelle
Saint-Michel (Paris Métro) nearbyLandmark Sainte-Chapelle
subject linked to: Saint-Michel
Saint Louis founded Sainte-Chapelle
Exeter College Chapel, Oxford inspiredBy Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Exeter College Chapel, Oxford inspiredBy Sainte-Chapelle
French Rayonnant Gothic notableExample Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
High Gothic notableExample Sainte-Chapelle (transitional to Rayonnant)
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Chapel of Our Lady of Light inspiredBy Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
linked to: Sainte-Chapelle
Margaret of Provence placeOfMarriage Sainte-Chapelle
Seine river banks contains Sainte-Chapelle