Sainte-Chapelle - Conciergerie Photo Gallery by Philip Gammon at pbase.com

Sainte-Chapelle - Conciergerie

As part of our visit, we toured the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie.

The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century.
The Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. It was consecrated on 26 April 1248.
I have to admit that the Sainte-Chapelle was much smaller than I imagined it based on photos I had seen. But the stained glass windows are absolutely breathtaking.

The Conciergerie is one of the oldest remains of the Palais de la Cité, residence and seat of power of the kings of France in the Middle Ages.
Transformed into a prison for the Parliament of Paris towards the end of the 14th century, the Conciergerie remained a major place of detention during the French Revolution.
Its most famous prisoner was Marie-Antoinette.

Sainte Chapelle	King Louis IX, for whom Sainte-Chapelle was built	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Sainte-Chapelle	Conciergerie
Model of Notre-Dame at Conciergerie	Conciergerie	Conciergerie	Model of Notre-Dame at Conciergerie
Guard room at Conciergerie	Guard room at Conciergerie	Commemorative chapel in Conciergerie on the site of Marie-Antoinette cell	Stained glass with Marie-Antoinette monogram, Conciergerie
Marie-Antoinette leaving for the guillotine, Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette, Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette last holy communion, Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette jewelry box, Conciergerie
Marie-Antoinette bust, Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette , Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette on her way to the guillotine, Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette's chair, Conciergerie
Marie-Antoinette jewelry, Conciergerie	Marie-Antoinette on her way to the guillotine, Conciergerie	Barriers in the Conciergerie Women's Courtyard	Conciergerie Women's Courtyard
Conciergerie Women's Courtyard	Conciergerie register

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