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The most famous features of the chapel, among the finest of their type in the world, are the fifteen great stained-glass windows in the nave and apse of the upper chapel, which date from the mid-13th century, as well as the later rose window (put in place in the 15th century). The stone wall surface is reduced to little more than a delicate ...
The exterior plan is very simple; the bays are separated by strong buttresses, crowned by spires, and each bay is fill with stained glass up to the beginning of the roof, where it is topped by a gable, or pointed arch. The chapel originally had a flèche from the roof at the 4th traverse, similar to that of the Paris chapel. It was destroyed in ...
The royal chapel built by Louis IX to contain his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns – one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom. It is noted especially for its towering walls of stained glass. [1] Saint-Eustache: 1 Rue de Jour (1st arrondissement of Paris) Flamboyant Gothic Parish church (1532–1640)
At Sacré-Cœur, the crypt has stained glass windows, thanks to a "saut-de-loup", a trench about four meters wide around it, which allows light to enter through windows and oculi of the crypt wall. In the centre of the crypt is the chapel of the Pieta , whose central element is a monument statue of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross, at ...
The Chapel of the Virgin, just north of the choir was designed by François Mansart. It is a major landmark of French Baroque art, notable for both its architecture and the paintings and sculpture it contains. Its features include an enormous oval dome, decorated with a painting of the Assumption by Jean-Baptiste
The Chapel of Saint Jacques or Francis of Assisi), begun in 1635, is a lateral chapel along the nave which is also entirely covered with dense Baroque art and decoration. It was sponsored by Jacques d'Éstampes de Molinay, his wife and son beginning in 1635.
Funding will support the repair and restoration of the historic church’s stained-glass dome ceiling to eliminate deflecting glass, maintain architectural integrity, and ensure the safety of ...
The Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis (French pronunciation: [eɡliz sɛ̃ pɔl sɛ̃ lwi]) is a church on rue Saint-Antoine in the Marais quarter of Paris.The present building was constructed from 1627 to 1641 by the Jesuit architects Étienne and François Derand, on the orders of Louis XIII of France.