om a large palace courtyard, it is made no mystery to the chapel's visitors that Sainte-Chapelle is a palace chapel; the masonry is emblazoned with patterns of gilded fleur-de-lis (Icher, 134) and other symbols of French royal coats of arms (Toman, 87). The spectacular stained glass windows are topped by glass patterned in "unobtrusive crowns" (Toman, 87). However, Sainte-Chapelle's decorative details are not the only aspect of this buildin
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