Basilica Of St Denis Floor Plan

The basilica of saint denis french.
Basilica of st denis floor plan. Basilique royale de saint denis or simply basilique saint denis is a large medieval abbey church in the city of saint denis now a northern suburb of paris the building is of singular importance historically and architecturally as its choir completed in 1144 shows the first use of all of the elements of gothic architecture. History of the basilica. This church was named after saint denis because he was the first martyr in france. The discovery of the royal necropolis of saint denis is a journey through the history of france and the unique record of the evolution of funerary art from the twelfth to the sixteenth century.
The story of saint denis begins with well saint denis. Engraving of funeral procession of king louis ix may 22 1271 félibien screen sized version large archive version map of the town of st. A floor plan of the saint denis basilica. Abbey of saint denis maps plans and drawings.
Virtual tour download the map in pdf format of the recumbent statues in saint denis basilica. Shows the transition from romanesque to gothic. Denis in 1706 adapted from félibien click here for a screen sized version. Suger s apse 1144 with a new phase of gothic art rebuilt portions.
This church was first built in 8 th century by the carolingians but abbot suger started to rebuild it in the 12 th century.