The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine
Sainte-Chapelle, upper level interior
Charter of foundation of the Sainte-Chapelle by Louis IX (1246)
Louis IX receives the crown of thorns and other sacred relics for the Sainte-Chapelle (14th-century illustration)
Illustration in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (c. 15th century; chapel at right)
The Palais de la Cité, located on the Seine River's Île de la Cité, is a major historic building in the centre of Paris, France. It was an occasional residence of the Kings of France from the early 6t
Sainte-Chapelle
…The Sainte-Chapelle (French: ; English: Holy Chapel) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Construction began sometime…
View from the west, c. mid-1410s, in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. From left to right, the Salle sur l'eau, Logis du Roi, and Sainte-Chapelle; upper sections of the still-standing northern front towers, gables of the Grande Salle, and 12th-century circular keep (demolished 1778) are visible behind.
A banquet in 1358 hosted by Charles V of France in the Grand'Salle for his uncle Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor by Jean Fouquet
The Grand'Salle of the Palace in the 16th century, by Androuet du Cerceau
Louis XIV arrives at the Palais de la Cité to preside over a session of the Parlement of Paris (1715)