All those years in Paris, visiting or in residence, and never visited the Sainte Chapelle ... Phew, that is repaired since last Sunday in October. If visiting the nearby Conciergierie is rather grim and not much needed in the end, a long time to contemplate the authentic lace multicolored glass at 72%, as St. Louis and his contemporaries themselves contemplated, it is a trip. All guides will tell how this set is exceptional. We note here only the aberration of the first empire that transformed this gem in local archives, destroying irreparably lost 28% of glass needed to be replaced in the nineteenth century. And there will also be remembered that the Emperor Napoleon heretofore destroyed outright an entire section of the nave of the Abbey of St. Germain of Auxerre to provide access to the military hospital he wanted to stay in the premises of the venerable Abbey of ... Ninth century. So a tip: avoid the dictators, even if they do not rule that short time, the damage they cause are staggering!
Finally, this advice to visitors: it is urgent to await the completion of the renovation in 2013 to enjoy the place, now badly highlighted as and drowned overshadowed by scaffolding and construction sheds cluttering during this grim, gray and massive Palais de Justice in Paris dedicated to an upcoming move. Phew, too! Oh yes absolutely choose a great day of sun, it will be better. If it rains, the new Museum of the Middle Ages installed in the Baths of Cluny finally rehabilitated three-minute walk will be a destination more suitable if you have a choice.
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