Sainte Chapelle

Paris · Landmark

The Sainte-Chapelle is a royal chapel located on the Île de la Cité in the middle of the River Seine in Paris. It was part of the medieval Palais de la Cité, the main residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century. Built between 1238 and 1248, the chapel was commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of relics of the Passion, including one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom: the Crown of Thorns.

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Country: Paris · Landmark
Latitude: 48.86° N
Longitude: 2.35° E

Which way is Sainte Chapelle from…

From London, Sainte Chapelle lies at 148° to the south-east, 343 km as the crow flies.

London	148° south-east	343 km
New York	54° north-east	5,837 km
Madrid	25° north-east	1,053 km
Rome	318° north-west	1,106 km
Montreal	57° north-east	5,505 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	328° north-west	9,365 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Only 0.1 km separates the Sainte-Chapelle from the Conciergerie, both on the Île de la Cité. From the Panthéon, aim due north, at 356°, 1 km away. From Les Invalides it is due east, at 89°, 2.4 km off. And from Notre-Dame, its neighbour, turn north-west, to 307°, 0.4 km.