La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)

Detail of a tile on the floor with Spanish golden Castilian castle with red background, La Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel), 1248, Paris, France. The Castilian castles symbolize Blanche de Castille, Saint Louis mother. 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

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Blanche Castilian Castille Cite Sainte-chapelle Thirteenth Viollet-le-duc

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