Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic-style royal chapel located 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, Paris, France. Commissioned by King Louis IX to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns, it was completed in the 1240s. Sainte-Chapelle is renowned for its architectural beauty and especially for its stunning stained-glass windows that cover the upper chapel’s walls and depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments recounting the history of the world until the arrival of the relics in Paris. The chapel has survived through the centuries, with restorations including those after the French Revolution and in modern times. It is considered a jewel of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture and is now a national historic monument.
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