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Stained Glass Windows in the Sainte Chapelle, Paris (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 OP
MERCI!!! elleng Jun 2019 #1
Pas du tout! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #2
These are breath taking! question everything Jun 2019 #3
Thanks so much, my dear question everything! It was amazing, being there. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #4
Merci pour ces photos! beveeheart Jun 2019 #5
C'est mon plaisir! Merci pour votre gentil mots! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #6
We'll have to put that on the list GP6971 Jun 2019 #7
I highly recommend seeing this place! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #8
Sainte Chapelle is not to be missed! Though with Notre Dame closed it's gonna be crowded... ZZenith Jun 2019 #15
Buy or rent a hard-hat and maybe you can get into Notre Dame, at least when No Vested Interest Jun 2019 #17
Breathtaking, thanks! Saw it once. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #9
I'm glad you've seen it in person, my dear appalachiablue! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #10
come on! all their clothes are clean and bright certainot Jun 2019 #11
You'll have to take it up with the craftspeople! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #13
Thanks for the pics! Really lovely! HeiressofBickworth Jun 2019 #12
I hear you, my dear HeiressofBickworth! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #14
Please keep me in mind if you ever need a Paris travel partner, California Peggy! ZZenith Jun 2019 #16
Thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos, California Peggy! No Vested Interest Jun 2019 #18
The image is from the Book of Revelation in the Bible, Chapter 1, Vs 12-16 Glorfindel Jun 2019 #21
Thanks so much, my dear Glorfindel, for the info on the window and your kind remarks! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #25
Thank you, Glorfindel, for locating for me the source of the image. No Vested Interest Jun 2019 #32
So glad you enjoyed my photos, my dear No Vested Interest! Here's some info on the church: CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #22
Ah, thank you, Caifornia Peggy! Notre Dame Cathedral is also on Ile de la Cite', I believe. No Vested Interest Jun 2019 #33
Stunning Soph0571 Jun 2019 #19
Thank you, my dear Soph! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #23
Beautiful!! Callalily Jun 2019 #20
Thank you, my dear Callalily! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #24
Fantastic! Thanks for posting JDC Jun 2019 #26
YW, my dear JDC! Glad you enjoyed. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #27
Wow, Peggy!! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2019 #28
Thanks so much, my dear GreenPartyVoter! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #29
Wow! How did I miss that when I was in Paris many years ago? I did have a fair collection of... TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #30
Well, my dear TreasonousBastard! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #31
oh my.... mike_c Jun 2019 #34
Thank you so much, my dear mike_c! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2019 #35

GP6971

(31,017 posts)
7. We'll have to put that on the list
Sat Jun 15, 2019, 11:59 PM
Jun 2019

for our next trip. Our first cathedral visit was to the Cathedral of Saint Stephen in Metz. We were truly floored with the beauty of not only the stained glass, but the architecture.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
8. I highly recommend seeing this place!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 12:02 AM
Jun 2019

I hope you take digital photos. Film (for me) meant disappointment in the quality of the photos. Digital makes it easier!

I'm glad my photos inspired you!

ZZenith

(4,110 posts)
15. Sainte Chapelle is not to be missed! Though with Notre Dame closed it's gonna be crowded...
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:03 AM
Jun 2019

And if I might humbly add, the Palais Garnier. Two buildings I shall never forget experiencing.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
13. You'll have to take it up with the craftspeople!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 01:39 AM
Jun 2019

That's how they wanted things to look. Maybe they thought heaven would look that way.

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
12. Thanks for the pics! Really lovely!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 01:27 AM
Jun 2019

One regret of my life is that when in my early 20's I lived 300 miles from Paris for two years and never went there. Had a husband at the time who was pretty good about driving some places but not too keen on getting out of the car to look around. So your pics are really special!! Thanks😀

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
14. I hear you, my dear HeiressofBickworth!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 01:42 AM
Jun 2019

It would have been tough getting him to take you there. I'm glad that these photos are making you happy...

My husband and I have been to Paris several times, and this time, he didn't want to go. So I asked my niece to go with me, and we made the trip. I really wanted to get some good photos and I'm happy with these. It was definitely worth all the money I spent!

ZZenith

(4,110 posts)
16. Please keep me in mind if you ever need a Paris travel partner, California Peggy!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:06 AM
Jun 2019

I could be packed by morning! Can’t wait to get back.

No Vested Interest

(5,157 posts)
18. Thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos, California Peggy!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 02:21 AM
Jun 2019

2 Questions:

1. Where in Paris is Ste. Chapelle located?
2. The image of the person with a sword between his teeth? Who does it represent? Is it God the Father; is it Jesus; or another I don't recognize?

Glorfindel

(9,706 posts)
21. The image is from the Book of Revelation in the Bible, Chapter 1, Vs 12-16
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 09:17 AM
Jun 2019

12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, 13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. 14The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. 15His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. 16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

I've no idea where in Paris Ste. Chapelle is located. I think if I ever went there, I wouldn't want to leave!
How miraculous that such a fragile wonder has survived all the wars and revolutions since it was built.

California Peggy has (as always) done us all a big favor by sharing her photos.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
25. Thanks so much, my dear Glorfindel, for the info on the window and your kind remarks!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 10:02 AM
Jun 2019

I've posted some info on the Chapelle, its location and so on.

Here's the link I used: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Location+of+La+Sainte+Chapelle

No Vested Interest

(5,157 posts)
32. Thank you, Glorfindel, for locating for me the source of the image.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 03:14 PM
Jun 2019

Book of Revelation has always been very mysterious to me, so I don't go near it often.
However, I see the image captures all from that biblical passage most beautifully and fully.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
22. So glad you enjoyed my photos, my dear No Vested Interest! Here's some info on the church:
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 09:58 AM
Jun 2019
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, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Construction began some time after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26 April 1248. Wikipedia

Address: 8 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris, France

Opened: April 26, 1248

Style: French gothic

No Vested Interest

(5,157 posts)
33. Ah, thank you, Caifornia Peggy! Notre Dame Cathedral is also on Ile de la Cite', I believe.
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 03:21 PM
Jun 2019

I thought the Ile de la Cite' was smaller than it actually is, apparently.
I've been to Paris at least three times, but don't recall being in Ste. Chapelle, and now too old to go again, so I'll enjoy your beautiful photos in place of a visit...

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
30. Wow! How did I miss that when I was in Paris many years ago? I did have a fair collection of...
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 12:41 PM
Jun 2019

German and Italian architecture photos that were lost in a move a while back.

What always fascinates me is that they designed and built these things with the bare minimum of mathematics and measuring tools. Not even slide rules, much less Autocad and steam engines.





CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
31. Well, my dear TreasonousBastard!
Sun Jun 16, 2019, 01:54 PM
Jun 2019

You'll just have to go back! It's justly famous and very popular.

I had a ball taking photos--hardly knew where to turn next.

Glad you enjoyed!

mike_c

(36,214 posts)
34. oh my....
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 02:19 AM
Jun 2019

What incredible beauty! The gothic architecture is breathtaking, but oh my the stained glass! The illustrations and allegories of medieval life are superb. What a wonderful opportunity to photograph them!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
35. Thank you so much, my dear mike_c!
Mon Jun 17, 2019, 10:16 AM
Jun 2019

It's a truly fabulous place for all the things you mentioned. I'd been at least once before but my film photos did not do it justice.

I had to go back, and I did.

I was exhausted, hot and sweaty, but I got there and I took full advantage of that. I may never return, but now I am much more satisfied!

Thank you for your kind and descriptive words.

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