The church earned basilica status after a five-year restoration project sharpened its beauty and made it earthquake-safe.

High Gothic. Saint-Denis, as well as other Early Gothic churches like Sens Cathedral and Senlis Cathedral, spurred the spread of the architectural style throughout the country and the continent.

The Journées du Patrimoine 2025 (Heritage Days 2025) invite you to visit the Basilica-Cathedral of Saint-Denis on the weekend ...

A cathedral in Paris gave birth to Gothic architecture. (It's not Notre Dame) Saint-Denis, the burial site of France’s kings, queens, and icons, inspired an architectural revolution.

On Friday, July 26th, Paris began the long-awaited Olympic and Paralympic Games. Located in the city’s Seine-Saint-Denis district, Dominque Perrault Architecture designed the master plan for the ...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis was the model for Notre Dame Cathedral, and the burial ground for the French monarchy. And it receives only 130,000 visitors a year.

The details of Saint-Denis’s construction, which was completed in 1144, were recorded in writing by the project’s leader, Abbot Suger. He and his team were able to develop Gothic architecture ...