Wednesday, November 05, 2008

SAINTE-CHAPELLE

THE MOST AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL STAIN GLASS I HAVE EVER SEEN.....


You enter the church in the bottom level where the peasants would worship. If you were rich enough or aristocratic, you climbed a spiral stair to the main level. The whole chapel was panels of stain glass depicting scenes from the Old Testament as well as the New Testament.

Above is the pulpit where the rich worshipped... Stain glass surround.

Below where the peasants worshipped.... finely painted wood structures with some stain glass.
Upper Chapel below.....The blossom of stain glass.....

Notice the stars on the ceiling depicting the heavens.... compare the difference in the ceiling below where the peasants and servants would worship.....



This is the bottom of the Church and were the non-aristocrats worshipped. The ceiling had Florentines for the peasants to gaze up to during worship. Funny thing, they are right below the more aristocratic are worshipping in other words, they were gazing towards the wealthy.


Doorway on the upper Chapel......


It's all in the details......



Painted Pillars

Lock on one of the large doors