Sainte-Chapelle

Lexi Grubbs
Background
Built in the 12th
Century
Officially recognized
as a National
Monument in 19th
Century
Partially rebuilt during
the 19th Century
following the French
Revolution
Stained Glass

The Stained Glass inside of the

chapel is widely considered the
prime reason as to why it is
visited so often.
History of the
Stained Glass
Reds and blues are the dominant
colors, in contrast with the 15th
century western rose window.
Full biblical stories are recounted
the Creation to redemption through Christ;
Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,
Judges, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, Saint John the
Baptist, Daniel, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Tobias, Judith
and Job, Esther, the Book of Kings, and the
History of the Relics follow one to the next.
Each window, divided into arches, reads from left
to right and from top to bottom.
Restorations
The Stained Glass has
The chapel had to be
been the pieces of the
restored on several
chapel that have been
occasions for multiple
most closely watched over
reasons
and preserved
French Revolution
Multiple issues have come
World War II about over the glass
Modern Pollution
Relics come in at a close
Certain pieces were saved second because of the
during these events and past damage they have
are still available to be faced
seen