Sainte-Chapelle
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For Medieval craftsmen, work was an act of piety, sanctified in their own eyes as in the eyes of their God. For such labourers, end and means are one. The spiritual wholeness of faith is translated into the visual wholeness and purity of their craft.
- Roger Scruton
The Sainte-Chapelle is the finest royal chapel to be built in France and features a truly exceptional collection of stained glass windows. It was built in the mid 13th century by Louis IX, at the heart of the royal residence, the Palais de la Cité, to house the relics of the Passion of Christ. Adorned with a unique collection of fifteen glass panels and a rose window forming a veritable wall of light, the Sainte-Chapelle gem of Rayonnant Gothic architecture.
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Je reviens ENCORE une fois à mon projet de présenter la plupart de mes 55800 photos (environ). On est en 2017 et comme ce blog est né en 2017, j’arriverai donc au bout de cette présentation.
Avec Christine, on décide de partir de Pau vers Vichel en Auvergne par les petites routes.
Première étape : Albi. On s’approche de l’extraordinaire Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile, église gothique en briques.
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Extérieur de la Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 1998.
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris 🇫🇷
Title ‘Rivendell’
180° HDR Vertorama
📸 by Peter Li @pli.panda
"I wasn’t sure if it’s possible to capture all 15 stainglass bays in this Vertorama, not even sure if I can get this space empty, but with a bit of luck and years of experience shooting vertoramas I managed."
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Sainte-Chapelle - Paris
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Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle
The Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was originally consecrated as a private royal chapel in 1248 during the reign of King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270), who was known in life as rex christianissimus ('most Christian king') and canonized in death as St. Louis. Visually stunning, the chapel is packed with political and religious symbolism to communicate and legitimize the power of Louis IX and the Capetian Dynasty.
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sainte-chapelle in paris, france ⋅ ph. maik wtf
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An unusual perspective of the Sainte-Chapelle and its impressive stained-glass windows (each one is 15 meters high) in Paris.
Sainte-Chapelle is no longer a church. It was secularised after the French Revolution, which ended state religion. It is now operated by the French Centre of National Monuments, along with the nearby Conciergerie, the other remaining vestige of the original palace. ✨
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sainte-chapelle, paris, france
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O que fazer em Paris em 3 dias? Roteiro com 30 lugares!
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Je reviens à mon projet de présenter la plupart de mes 53065 photos (nouveau compte !)
2011. Une journée d’automne à Paris.
- les 3 premières : Saint-Michel et sa fontaine
- Quai des Grands Augustins
- métro Cité
- un thé devant le Palais de Justice, avec Philippe (lui, c’est une bière)
- la Sainte Chapelle
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Louis IX et la politique capétienne à la Sainte-Chapelle de Paris
La Sainte-Chapelle de Paris fut consacrée à l'origine en tant que chapelle royale privée en 1248, sous le règne du roi Louis IX (r. de 1226 à 1270), connu de son vivant comme rex christianissimus("roi le plus chrétien") et canonisé à sa mort en tant que saint Louis. Visuellement étonnante, la chapelle est remplie de symboles politiques et religieux destinés à communiquer et à légitimer le pouvoir de Louis IX et de la dynastie capétienne.
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