Paris, The Great Saga

Capital of Kings (1x2)

: 20, 2013

This period is a great architectural revolution, several monuments were built and became strong symbols of Paris. King Philippe Auguste made the Louvre his first residence. In 1163, the first stones of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral were laid, meanwhile the king Saint-Louis constructed the Sainte-Chapelle in order to store Christ’s relics bought in Constantinople.