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Place des Vosges vs Sainte-Chapelle
Both are endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, Sainte-Chapelle ranks slightly higher than Place des Vosges. Sainte-Chapelle comes in at #6 in Paris with positive reviews from 7 reviews like Not For Tourists, Let's Go and Michelin Guide.
Place des Vosges
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Place des Vosges, 4th arrondissement, 75004 Paris
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Fodor's
"The oldest square in Paris and—dare we say it?—the most beautiful, the Place des Vosges represents an early stab at urban planning."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Inaugurated in 1612 as place Royale and thus the oldest square in Paris, place des Vosges is a strikingly elegant ensemble of 36 symmetrical houses with ground-floor arcades."
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Not For Tourists
"The royal place, perfectly symetrical, simply magnificent."
Let's Go
"Paris’s oldest and perhaps snootiest public square has served many generations of residents, from the knights who clashed swords in medieval tournaments to the hipsters who tan and swap bottles."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This vast square, probably conceived by Métezeau, was the wish of Henri IV. When completed in 1612, the Place Royale became the centre of elegant life, with carrousels and pleasure."
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Sainte-Chapelle
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6 boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris
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Fodor's
"Built by the obsessively pious Louis IX (1226–70), this Gothic jewel is home to the oldest stained-glass windows in Paris."
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Time Out
"Devout King Louis IX (St Louis, 1226-70) had a hobby of accumulating holy relics."
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Not For Tourists
"Jewel of Gothic architecture of the XIII century, exceptional."
Let's Go
"The Lower Chapel has a blue, vaulted ceiling dotted with the golden symbol of the French monarchy, the fleurs-de-lis, and contains a few “treasures” (i.e., platter-sized portraits of saints). "
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This jewel of Gothic art was built upon the order of Saint Louis to house the relics of Christ and the Virgin Mary."
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