La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)
Detail of a window group in the nave of the upper chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. Each window group has four lancets topped by three rose windows. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion Relics, including the Crown of Thorns, and is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13424813
Media ID
45104006
Size
3744px x 7033px
(9.2MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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