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France,
Paris, Sainte Chapelle, Exterior
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France,
Paris, Sainte Chapelle, Exterior
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France,
Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, exterior from the northeast
(c. 1241-1248).
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France,
Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, exterior from the southwest.
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France,
Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, exterior, south side.
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France,
Paris, Sainte Chapelle, Interior, View of nave
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France,
Paris, Sainte Chapelle, Interior, Upper Chapel
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France,
Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, interior of upper chapel,
south side.
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France,
Paris, Sainte Chapelle, Interior, Lower Chapel
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France,
Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, interior apse and relics
platform.
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France,
Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, interior elevation of upper
chapel.
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The Sainte Chapelle was built on the Ile-de-la-Cite in
Paris between 1243-1248 to house Christ's Crown of Thorns
whch King Louis IX purchased from the Byzantine emperor.
It is divided into a lower chapel and an upper chapel.
The upper chapel is composed almost entirely of stained
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