Fifty-year restoration of Sainte-Chapelle's monumental stained glass inches closer to completion

Of the French cultural treasures run by the Centredes Monuments Nationaux (CMN), Sainte-Chapelle, on the Île de la Cité in Paris, is the third most visited after the Arc de Triomphe and Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy. An annual 1.2 million people, of whom 80% hail from outside of France, come to marvel at this diminutive chapel’s stained-glass splendour, according to Le Monde.

From January, the 35% of those visitors who are from outside the European Union will be charged €22, compared to the EU ticket which varies, depending on the day, between €13 and €19.