The most famous features of the chapel, among the finest of their type in the world, are the fifteen great stained-glass windows in the nave and apse of the upper chapel, which date from the mid-13th century, as well as the later rose window (put in place in the 15th century). The stone wall surface is reduced to little more than a delicate framework. The thousands of small pieces of glass turn the walls into great screens of coloured light, largely deep blues and reds, which gradually change in intensity from hour to hour.
And now to the pictures. . .
From the floor.
Not from the floor.
Also not from the floor.
Successful floor selfie with
a five second timer. H/t to
Maria Meredith on how to
do this!
Oh I believe there are angels among usSent down to us from somewhere up aboveThey come to you and me in our darkest hoursTo show us how to live, to teach us how to giveTo guide us with the light of love
There are a minimal number of photos of the stained glass. If you find them captivating, I took many more last year, and they can be found at this link.
You don't need a rooster to
see which way the wind blows.
Editor: Alabama and Bob Dylan lyrics in the same blog post. . .pretty eclectic. Writer: Thank you! The spire is the fourth one built on Sainte-Chapelle and was done in 1853. It's 246 feet above street level, which is an 82 yard punt in the NFL.
The spire includes gargoyles,
stone sculptures of the
crown of thorns, and, of
course, the rooster.
Gargoyles
Three of the Twelve Apostles.
Six are originals and six
were damaged during the
French Revolution and
replaced.
Of kings and gargoyles.
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