I read in my travel guide that in the Middle Ages this
church was likened to a "gateway to heaven"; once I got there I could see
why with my own eyes. This is one of the most beautiful churches that I've
seen in my life.
It was built in 1248 by Louis IX to house what was believed to be the crown
of thorns from Christ's crucifixion and fragments of the true cross. The
building is actually two chapels in one. The first floor chapel which was
for servants and lower members of the court is beautiful with its flying
buttresses but the upper chapel is infinite more striking. To get upstairs
you have to climb a dark spiral staircase. Once you enter the chapel you'll
be moved by the light that inundates the room created by the 15 magnificent
stained glass windows separated by the narrowest columns. This chapel was
for the king and important members of the court - I'm glad that simple
folk like us can marvel at it today ;-) The church is approached through
the court of Palais de Justice.
