Show historic sainte chapelle saint louis of prance france wanted to build a shrine worthy of 0 containing sacred relies relics of the crown of 0 thorns and the true cross which lie he had brought from the holy land in one of 0 his crusades so lie he built la sainte chapelle in paris in the gothic which was at its height in ills his day it Is hard to believe that it is now six hundred and fifty years old having survived three fires the revolution and the commune restorations have of course taken place but thousands of american tourists will agree that eliat tins this one gem of architecture Is worth the tha whole trip across the atlantic its ita rose window stays in the memory as a long as life lasts |