Rayonnant gothic architecture

Beautiful monuments of a past age, gothic cathedrals have so much to tell us! And with Susan's help, you'll be deciphering the messages in no time!

Sainte Chapelle. Built in 1248 in Paris, France. It is the most sumptuous church in medieval Christendom. It is the resting place of holy relics: crown of thorns and a fragment of the cross. Between the columns are hugh windows, the walls are given over entirely to glass.

Here we take a closer look at what can be found inside French gothic cathedrals, and what secrets they reveal.

The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building is of singular importance historically and architecturally as its choir, completed in 1144, is widely considered the first structure to employ all of the elements of Gothic architecture.

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Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture.

Visiting Sainte-Chapelle, the gothic palace French royalty abandoned. Discover gothic architecture in France with the Gothic Dispatch.