15 gloriously colored stain glass panels shooting 50 feet up.
Church stained glass windows paris.
Arranged across 15 windows each 15 metres high the stained glass panes depict 1 113 scenes from the old and new testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in paris.
The work has been done to mark 800 years since the birth of king louis ix.
The project was completed in 2015 in time for the 800th anniversary of the birth of st.
Within these 15 stained glass windows are 1 113 separate scenes taken from the old and new testament.
This is the most beautiful stained glass you will see in paris and anywhere in france except chartres.
Its common practice in catholicism to house holy objects inside ornate containers called a reliquary.
Photo by randi hausken the sainte chapelle is a 13th century gothic church in paris france that is known for its magnificent collection of stained glass windows.
It is located in the heart of paris on île de la cité an island in the middle of the river seine near notre dame de paris and pont neuf.
The stained glass windows of the sainte chapelle have been painstakingly taken down and cleaned to remove centuries of dirt.
The lower chapel designed for the peasants isn t much but when you climb the short staircase to the king s chapel your jaw will literally drop in amazement.
They tell the story of the bible and how the holy relics that were once housed here made their way to paris.