View from Place Saint Michel
A view looking over Place Saint Michel towards La Conciergerie and the spire of Saint Chapelle seen above. See more www.eutouring.com/images_place_saint_michel_square.html
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The Saint Chapelle Chapel in Paris
It was back in the 1200s when King Louis IX decided that he wanted a chapel constructed for his own private worship and also somewhere he could keep his religious relics. The site chosen was on the Ile de la Cite, which is an island located in the River Seine and it was close to the Notre Dame Cathedral and also to La Conciergerie, which is the oldest remaining part of the first palace for the Kings of France. Construction started in 1246 and being a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic architecture, it was consecrated on 26th April 1248. When you get to visit the Saint Chapelle chapel, you will discover that the lower chapel has the oldest wall painting in Paris, but it is the upper chapel with its vaulted ceiling that is really impressive, and it was this floor that was reserved for the King and his court. In fact, it was also here that he placed the religious relics he had purchased, including probably the most famous religious relic in the world called the Crown of Thorns, which i