Église Sainte-Chapelle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_stfYeLReakAGl3RWVvC6MAVs5fDZGCRWoSQyW5jeyVOBkV5edjpmsYRoN3ftdXN-2OU91Dnxm8URMursTEpWC6zfpBAJ4oi0YwpGdtVYOT_khuuiW42oyvAj2Zrc-eJ7rLSQE7xp4S0/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_017DSC_4372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_stfYeLReakAGl3RWVvC6MAVs5fDZGCRWoSQyW5jeyVOBkV5edjpmsYRoN3ftdXN-2OU91Dnxm8URMursTEpWC6zfpBAJ4oi0YwpGdtVYOT_khuuiW42oyvAj2Zrc-eJ7rLSQE7xp4S0/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_017DSC_4372.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Sainte-Chapelle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The devout King Louis IX founded the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as a chapel for the royal palace and to house sacred relics.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is reported that he spent three times </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the cost of the chapel's construction </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for the "Crown of Thorns."</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Built in 1246, it also provided easy underground access </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the royal palace.  Almost all of the precious relics </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">were lost or destroyed during the French Revolution.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Sainte-Chapelle</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>4, boulevard du Palais</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75001, Paris</i></span></div>

Église Sainte-Chapelle

Église Sainte-Chapelle The devout King Louis IX founded the Gothic Sainte-Chapelle  as a chapel for the royal palace and to house sacred rel...

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Sainte-Chappelle - la chapelle basse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ53WLX782cZABrHnun94-ch007LdGsv0PJluhOZooKm8MK73fBNpL5UaGHQuQTxbGGr3C3IzvApWHTWDGCX29PmPs0Xo_KQP9ckl2SQjmP3SRQagNp6BmQxar4jqCbpQAYoSIAexW7c/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_028DSC_4383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ53WLX782cZABrHnun94-ch007LdGsv0PJluhOZooKm8MK73fBNpL5UaGHQuQTxbGGr3C3IzvApWHTWDGCX29PmPs0Xo_KQP9ckl2SQjmP3SRQagNp6BmQxar4jqCbpQAYoSIAexW7c/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_028DSC_4383.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Lower Chapel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sainte-Chappelle, 1242</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The windows of the upper chapel are stunning but no more so than the vibrant bold colors of the lower chapel with accents of gold.  This magnificent 13th century Gothic chapel on the Île de la Cité was built by Louis IX for use as his royal chapel.  This lower chapel served as parish church for all the inabitants of the king's palace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Sainte-Chappelle</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>4, boulevard du Palais</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span><br /><br />

Sainte-Chappelle - la chapelle basse

The Lower Chapel Sainte-Chappelle, 1242 The windows of the upper chapel are stunning but no more so than the vibrant bold colors of the lowe...

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Église Saint-Louis-en-l'Île

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XPlcG4-xFf6CVyLK3U4H7fWRUu0g7E4n_5Cc4sgh_qKKgdLKm8tNR6_MZ7z_drDQLhXifiyDHVy4mx-DpBxU-vi4mP_4wVyJGratVdEO0TFK6VwzuOAQxIQ4N_m9dMg_YNksLvFBIlI/s1600/2012+jan+12++1st_0402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XPlcG4-xFf6CVyLK3U4H7fWRUu0g7E4n_5Cc4sgh_qKKgdLKm8tNR6_MZ7z_drDQLhXifiyDHVy4mx-DpBxU-vi4mP_4wVyJGratVdEO0TFK6VwzuOAQxIQ4N_m9dMg_YNksLvFBIlI/s640/2012+jan+12++1st_0402.jpg" width="444" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The seventeenth century church on the island of Saint Louis was dedicated to Saint-Louis, Louis IX, King of France.  The ornate Baroque style interior is in stark contrast to the somber exterior.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although one may imagine this organ as a centuries-old masterpiece, it has a more recent history.  It was made by Aubertin in 2004 (51 stops, 69 ranks) and blends seamlessly with the surrounding periods.  As with many Paris churches there are multiple organs, and I will show you the chancel organ on another Sunday post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, before you stop in Berthillon for an ice cream, wander east on Rue St. Louis to see this magnificent church.  You will notice the high, large clock which stands out as you look down the street.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">bon dimanche</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis-en-l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>19 bis, rue St Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div>

Église Saint-Louis-en-l'Île

The seventeenth century church on the island of Saint Louis was dedicated to Saint-Louis, Louis IX, King of France.  The ornate Baroque styl...

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Sacré Coeur -- King Saint Louis IX, a different view

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6itHP2pSLc_DueqfMB9hac__bKQJNuq6qIk9ppO82GjSiyTmZUO_iMjljd4qssfrUSInkjlrlGN1UU_WiGrbvvdk4Xk7hNzockV8WgSaotQaOKDY2Y4VhgiXXQ4rMjIg5ZOCRYrO0I0/s1600/DSC_0296cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501398218756367410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6itHP2pSLc_DueqfMB9hac__bKQJNuq6qIk9ppO82GjSiyTmZUO_iMjljd4qssfrUSInkjlrlGN1UU_WiGrbvvdk4Xk7hNzockV8WgSaotQaOKDY2Y4VhgiXXQ4rMjIg5ZOCRYrO0I0/s640/DSC_0296cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>If you have been to Sacré Coeur en juin then you have an understanding of the crowds of people in/around this beautiful basilica. In reviewing my photos after the trip I realized that I opted to take the odd angles and small details rather than capture the rapping street dancers and the replica key chain hawkers. I did manage to capture some interesting people on the steps which I will share at a later time.<br /><br />The above photo is one of two equestrian bronzes flanking the triple-arched portico. They represent France's national saints, Joan of Arc and King Saint Louis IX, both created by H. Lefebvre. King Louis IX is the only King of France who was canonized, and there have been many places named after this 13th century French king. St. Louis, MO in the United States is the most familiar to me but others include San Luis Potiso, Mexico, and Sao Luis do Maranhao, Brazil.<br /><br />The detail in the bronze of King Saint Louis IX caught my attention with the spurs, the soft-soled shoes, the gentle drape of his leather cloak, and the filigree of the bridle. The perfect shade of bronze green is just as I snapped it and you may be able to see the bleeding of color onto the light-colored travertine stone base. </div><div> </div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Oh, and that is not a fly on my camera lens but an airplane!)</span></div>

Sacré Coeur -- King Saint Louis IX, a different view

If you have been to Sacré Coeur en juin then you have an understanding of the crowds of people in/around this beautiful basilica. In reviewi...

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