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THE MONUMENT ON THE ILE DE LA CITÉ DATES BACK TO THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY The Sainte-Chapelle in Paris is one of the best hidden treasures in the world, according to a new ranking by airline


Wizz Air. It was revealed last month when Wizz Air drew up the world's top 10 hidden treasures based on ratings and reviews on the TripAdvisor website. Sainte-Chapelle came in second


place with a rating of four and a half stars. It was erected in the thirteenth century on the _Ile de la Cité_ in Paris and during the Middle Ages it was the symbol of the religious prestige


of France thanks to its architecture and relics. [embedded content] A PRESTIGIOUS PALACE The Sainte-Chapelle was built in the middle of the thirteenth century at the request of Louis IX,


the future Saint Louis. Work began in 1241 and was completed in less than seven years – a record time for a Palatine chapel with so much goldsmith's work. The chapel went on to house 22


prestigious relics of the Passion of Christ acquired between 1239 and 1241, including the Holy Crown of Thorns and a fragment of the True Cross. "Paris became, in the eyes of medieval


Europe, a 'new Jerusalem', and thus the beacon of Western Christendom," it is written on the monument's website. EXTENSIVE RESTORATION WORK The Sainte-Chapelle was


heavily damaged during the Revolution, as well as being damaged by fires in 1630 and 1776. As a result it has since been the subject of extensive restoration work. Restoration work carried


out between 1840 and 1869 brought it back to its thirteenth-century appearance. The chapel was saved from destruction "thanks to the pressure of public opinion and great defenders such


as Victor Hugo," according to its website. Today visitors come from all over the world to the chapel, its 15 stained-glass windows and finely carved decoration. At 15-metres-high the


windows depict 1,113 scenes from the Old and New Testaments. READ ALSO TWO MORE VILLAGES AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL IN FRANCE’ TITLE ARE MODERN UNDERPANTS REALLY SHOWN IN MEDIEVAL


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