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4 Sights
Sainte-Chapelle
A 13th-century royal chapel whose walls are almost entirely stained glass, glowing like a jewel box on a sunny day.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; €22 for visitors from outside the European Union since 2026; book a time slot
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- 10 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 ParisDirections
- Getting There
- Cité station (Metro line 4).
Why Go
Built by Louis IX in the 1240s to hold the Crown of Thorns, the upper chapel has 15 great windows that tell more than a thousand Bible stories in colored glass.
A combined ticket covers the Conciergerie next door, the medieval palace where Marie Antoinette was held before her execution.
Tips
- Come on a sunny day, around midday, when the light pours through the glass.
Nearby in Paris
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