sainte-chapelle

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my first stop on tuesday in paris was sainte-chapelle, the "most beautiful church in paris."  this church was involved in the museum pass and is one of the national monuments.  i decided to go since it opened slightly earlier than notre dame and so i figured i could see it before heading over.  this was also one of the few churches that charges to go in (thus the museum pass).    

i arrived about 15 minutes before it opened, but it took me over a half hour to get inside.it took about 15 minutes to get into the church since we had to go through security.  it was quite slow. 

i will admit that i feel like i missed half the church, but i do not think i did.  each floor was quite small inside, but did have glorious stained glass windows.  it is two stories high.  they are about 15 feet tall and the intricacy is crazy.  i would not be surprised if there are over 30 pieces per foot.  



besides the stained glass, the church is quite intricate as well.  look at all the painting on this pillar, which is about 15 feet high:

it was worth a stop since it was free and opened slightly early.  of the three churches i visited (notre dame and sacre coeur), this was my least favorite.  

time in church: 30 minutes
times visited: 1
overall: B
Location: Conciergerie, 2 Boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris, France

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