Basilica of St Denis
Located north of Paris, The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a medieval abbey church in the city of Saint-Denis. The edifice is notable architecturally for the first use of all of the elements of Gothic architecture. - AsNotedIn
Located north of Paris, The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a medieval abbey church in the city of Saint-Denis. The edifice is notable architecturally for the first use of all of the elements of Gothic architecture. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1144/00/00 | Lead by Abbot Suger, the eastern end of the Carolingian church is reconstructed. Needing a choir suffused with light, masons utilize the pointed arch, rib vault, ambulatory with radiating chapels, flying buttresses and large clerestory windows. | |||||
1793/08/01 | Alexandre Lenoir | Conservator | The National Convention decrees that the tombs of former kings are to be destroyed. Seeing the destruction of the tombs, with the bones thrown into a ditch, Alexandre Lenoir saves statues and artifacts moves them to the couvent des Petits-Augustins. | |||
1815/01/21 | Louis XVI of France | In Memoriam | The remains of Louis XVI of France are buried at the Basilica of St Denis. |
Particulars for Basilica of St Denis: | |
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Church Type | Basilica |
Sight Category | Building |
Building Type | Church |
Architectural Style | Gothic |
Historic Use | Graves, burials |
Building Use | Mausoleum |
Era | Medieval Europe |
Historic Use | Monastery |
Cultural Attribute | Monk |
Religious Journey | Pilgrimage |
Area of Significance | Religion |
Historic Use | Religious Community |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
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