A Gothic masterpiece, Saint-Denis Basilica harbours over a thousand years of France’s history within its stone walls.

The place has a very long history. The basilica was built on a Gallo-Roman cemetery, but above all, it houses the tomb of Saint Denis, who died a martyr around 250. The abbey, a popular place of ...

He built the structure in the northern suburbs ... (See how stonemasons keep England’s oldest cathedrals standing tall.) The Basilica of Saint-Denis is the necropolis of nearly every king ...

He also built the basilica of St. Paul and restored the ... He did the same thing for St. Denis, whom the king had taken as a patron saint. At court, Eligius and his friend Dado lived a life ...

A worker installs the reproduction of a stained glass window, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), February 1, 2023. STÉPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP Behind the basilica of Saint-Denis (in ...

The word “Gothic” often envokes a description of mysterious homes, or a modern-day group of people who have an affinity for dark aesthetics, but what the gothic architectural style ...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis on the northern outskirts of Paris may be less famous than Notre-Dame, but when Emmanuel Putanier was asked to restore the historic monument's stained glass windows ...

These portes (doors) replaced the former medieval toll-gates along the city walls of Paris, and were built in honor of ... enter Paris coming from the Saint-Denis Basilica. It was inspired by ...