Every year, the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days ) are a great opportunity to (re)discover a hidden, sometimes forgotten, heritage... for two days, the French are invited to enter museums, churches or even castles to learn more about these unique places through self-guided or guided tours, or even events.
Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris (75): full schedule of visits by arrondissement
For the Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris, the capital's historic and artistic monuments and landmarks are opening their doors (often free of charge) to let us in on their secrets. Don't miss this not-to-be-missed event, scheduled for the weekend of September 20 and 21, 2025, on the theme of "Architectural Heritage". [Read more]
Thanks to the Journées du Patrimoine 2025, churches, chapels and cathedrals in Paris and the Île-de-France region will be revealing their secrets and history this weekend, September 20-21, 2025. [Read more]
If there's one monument to visit on Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21, 2025, it's the Sainte-Chapelle, located on boulevard du Palais, and hidden from the general public by the Palais de la Cité enclosure, between the Palais de Justice and the Cour de cassation.
Visit this magnificent monument during the European Heritage Days. Just 300 metres from Notre-Dame de Paris, this Gothic monument is one of the capital's treasures: built in the 13th century, the Sainte-Chapelle is world-famous for its 1,113 stained-glass windows, which reveal over a thousand scenes, letting light in from all sides of the monument.
Beyond its religious significance, the Sainte-Chapelle is also an architectural treasure: the 33-metre-long, 42.5-metre-high monument, with its 1,113 stained glass windows, took just seven years to build between 1241 and 1248. Its spire, reconstructed in the 19th century, rises seventy-five meters above the ground.
The Sainte-Chapelle is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful buildings in Paris, with its 1113 colorful stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments. This 800-year-old Gothic gem becomes a magical place under the sun. [Read more]
Echoing the forthcoming reopening of the Tour de Tours de Notre-Dame, a reading marathon based on Victor Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris" will be held at the Sainte-Chapelle.
Surrounded by the magnificent stained-glass windows, students from two classes at the Pierre de Ronsard secondary school in Saint-Maur (theater option) will take turns with volunteer readers from the general public and staff from the Centre des monuments nationaux, to read the famous novel in Adrien Goetz's "Une anthologie" version for over 7 hours.
Open house
This architectural masterpiece can be (re)discovered free of charge in Paris on September 20 and 21, 2025, during the new Journées du Patrimoine.
Dates and Opening Time
From September 20, 2025 to September 21, 2025
Location
Sainte Chapelle
4 Boulevard du Palais
75001 Paris 1
Access
RER B or C: Saint-Michel station Metro 1,7,11, 14: Châtelet station Metro 4, Cité station
Prices
Free
Official website
www.sainte-chapelle.monuments-nationaux.fr
Journées du Patrimoine 2025 in Paris (75): full schedule of visits by arrondissement
Journées du Patrimoine 2025: discover the most beautiful churches in Paris and the Île-de-France region
The Sainte-Chapelle and its 1113 stained-glass windows, a true Gothic jewel in Paris
