La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)
General view of entrance to the lower chapel with coronation of the virgin in the tympanum and Virgin and Child sculpture decorating the trumeau, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns. The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13424831
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45103683
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3744px x 5616px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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