Nowhere in Paris does stained-glass windows quite as well as Sainte-Chapelle. The panes – dating back to the chapel's construction in the 13th century – depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and ...

At the Château de Vincennes, just outside Paris and within easy reach of the metro, heritage enthusiasts can take advantage ...

Initially kept at the Sainte-Chapelle, it was moved to Notre-Dame's treasury in 1806 - until a massive fire in 2019 ripped through the 850-year-old building. Firefighters and police officers ...

It's the Sainte Chapelle, the palace church of the kings of France, built in the 1240s to house what were then the most precious objects in the world. And supreme amongst those objects was without ...

The history of Paris often makes people think of opulent royal lifestyles, empirical conquests, or cabaret nightlife. However, Paris dates back much further than the eras which coincide with such ...

Standing today as a great testimonial to a complex heritage of Christianity, the Sainte-Chapelle is a majestic, 13th-century chapel located on the Ile de la Cité. It is a fine surviving example of ...