Sainte-Chapelle in Paris

11 March 2025 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Paris / Île-de-France Reading Time:  7 minutes

Portal of the upper chapel © Zairon/cc-by-sa-4.0

Portal of the upper chapel © Zairon/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Sainte-Chapelle (English: Holy Chapel) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France.   read more…

St. Mary’s Church in Gdańsk

1 May 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  10 minutes

© Aneta Pawska/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Aneta Pawska/cc-by-sa-4.0

St. Mary’s Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, German: St. Marienkirche), or formally the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Brick Gothic Catholic church located in central Gdańsk, Poland. With its volume between 185,000 m³ and 190,000 m³ it is currently one of the two or three largest brick churches in the world. Only San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, comprising 258,000 m³ is larger, Munich Frauenkirche and Ulm Minster also comprise 185,000 to 190,000 m³.   read more…

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