Basilica of St Denis facts for kids

The Basilica of Saint Denis is a basilica in Paris, France. It is famous for its architecture and as the burial place for many Kings of France. It is in the suburb of Saint Denis, which is in the north of Paris.
The Basilica is named after Saint Denis. Saint Denis is the patron saint of France. He was also the first Bishop of Paris.
The Basilica was a Romanesque building. In 1136 the Abbot Suger (1081 - 1155) began replacing the building, bit by bit, beginning with the west front and then with a new east end. The east end is said to be the first building in the Gothic style. It was not completed until the 13th century.
People who are buried in Saint Denis Basilica
Images for kids
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Tomb of Charles Martel
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At top are Effigies on the tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici, carved by Germain Pilon
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Tombs of Henry II of France and his wife Catherine de' Medici
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Tomb of Philip IV
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(From left clockwise) Gisants Bertrand du Guesclin, Charles VI, Isabeau of Bavaria, Louis de Sancerre, Charles V, Jeanne de Bourbon
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Abbot Suger depicted in the Tree of Jesse window (19th c)
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Louis VI of France visiting St. Denis (14th century illustration)
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King Philip II of France receives the Oriflamme from the bishop before going to war (13th c., 1841 painting)
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Henry IV of France renounces Protestantism in 1593 at Saint-Denis by Nicolas Baullery
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Rayonnant Gothic choir of St Denis.
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The archeological crypt (8th century) rebuilt by Suger (12th c.), now contains the simple black marble tombs of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette
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Tomb of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne (1515)
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Tomb of Catherine de Medici and Henry II of France (1559)
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Tomb of Clovis I and his son, Childebert I
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Memorial to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, sculptures (1830) by Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot
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Bust of Charles V of France
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Depiction of the Trinity over the main entrance
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