The project was completed in 2015 in time for the 800th anniversary of the birth of st.
Church stained glass windows paris.
This is the most beautiful stained glass you will see in paris and anywhere in france except chartres.
The work has been done to mark 800 years since the birth of king louis ix.
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.
15 gloriously colored stain glass panels shooting 50 feet up.
Within these 15 stained glass windows are 1 113 separate scenes taken from the old and new testament.
Included in the restoration was an innovative thermoformed glass layer applied outside the stained glass windows for added protection.
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.
They tell the story of the bible and how the holy relics that were once housed here made their way to paris.
The stained glass windows of the sainte chapelle have been painstakingly taken down and cleaned to remove centuries of dirt.
Church stained glass window.
Its common practice in catholicism to house holy objects inside ornate containers called a reliquary.