La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)

Detail of columns decorated with golden Castilian castles with red background and golden Fleur de lys with blue background, lower chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The Fleur de lys and the Castilian castles symbolize Saint Louis and his mother, Blanche de Castille. La Sainte-Chapelle was commissioned to house Saint Louis 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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Blanche Castilian Castille Cite Fleur Sainte-chapelle Thirteenth Viollet-le-duc

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