Sainte-Chapelle

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Architecture · 1242–1248 · Paris · Europe

Louis IX's chapel for the Crown of Thorns: its upper walls are almost all stained glass

Sainte-Chapelle — Mathae · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Gothic — Pointed vaults, flying buttresses and stained glass: the wall dissolves into coloured light
Century: 13th century

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