Paris, November 1992: Inside the Sainte-Chapelle, a small medieval chapel tucked away in the courtyard of a government building on the Ille de la Cite. Looking for a weekend escape? Check out the ...

Sainte-Chapelle, the magnificent Gothic chapel with its soaring, ethereal stained glass windows, is less than a mile away from the Louvre -and well worth the 10-15 minute walk.

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Sainte Chapelle are architectural masterpieces while Haussmann's wide squares and boulevards influenced late 19th- and 20th-century town planning the world over.

The restoration of the legendary stain glass windows of Paris's Sainte-Chapelle started in the 1970s and are nearing completion. A new technique will ensure that the works will be long-lasting.

A friend once mentioned that she had recently visited the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. When I asked her, "Isn't it the most exquisite church you've ever seen?" she looked at me with astonishment and ...