The Basilica of Saint-Denis near Paris Photo Gallery by evelyn55 at pbase.com

The Basilica of Saint-Denis near Paris

La Basilique de Saint-Denis, where the kings and queens of France were buried. During the French revolution, tombs were opened and the remains dumped en masse into large pits. In 1817 the remains were placed in an ossuary in the basilica, where the names of the monarchs were recorded. Obviously, the remains could not be identified. May, 2003.

The Hotel de Ville near entrance to the basilica	Scenes of Last Judgment on central portal	Closer view of the preceding
			Closer view of preceding bas relief
Stained glass windows in the nave	Gothic ribbed vaulting on ceiling	One of two rose windows	External lateral view of the basilica
	External view of rose window	Another portal	Art work in the necropolis
The necropolis	Romanesque crypt	Names of monarchs in the ossuary	Mary photographs funerary sculptures
	The floor	Cadaver tombs with royal effigies	Animal sculptures at foot of effigies
are most intriguing	Ditto	Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette	High vaulted ceiling

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