Within these 15 stained glass windows are 1 113 separate scenes taken from the old and new testament.
Church stained glass windows paris.
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.
The work has been done to mark 800 years since the birth of king louis ix.
Included in the restoration was an innovative thermoformed glass layer applied outside the stained glass windows for added protection.
The stained glass windows of the sainte chapelle have been painstakingly taken down and cleaned to remove centuries of dirt.
Its common practice in catholicism to house holy objects inside ornate containers called a reliquary.
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.
Louis who had ordered the construction of the church.
Church stained glass window.
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 project was completed in 2015 in time for the 800th anniversary of the birth of st.