Grilles De Sanctuaire
by Iryna Goodall
Title
Grilles De Sanctuaire
Artist
Iryna Goodall
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Photograph
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The detail of the ornamental gilded bronze gates (c.1826) of the Basilica of Saint-Denis in Paris, installed by a French neoclassical architect Jacques Cellerier.
Saint-Denis basilica is a masterpiece of gothic art and final resting place of the kings of France from the 12th to the 16th century.
Forty two kings, thirty two queens, sixty three princes and princesses, ten nobles of the kingdom are laid to rest here.
The church was built upon a Gallo-Roman cemetery, the burial site of Saint-Denis martyrized around 250. In addition to the Carolingian crypt, remnants of the building consecrated under Charlemagne in 775, the basilica has managed to preserve two buildings: Suger’s apse (1144) with a new phase of gothic art, rebuilt portions of the abbey, at the request of Saint Louis, and a transept of exceptional size to house the royal tombs. The hundred years’ war, religious wars, political unrest all contributed to the decline of the abbey church of Saint-Denis well before the Revolution precipitated its downfall.
In 1793, revolutionaries attacked the symbols of the monarchy but the basilica was saved from total destruction. In 1806, Napoleon ordered the building to be restored. Then, Louis XVIII restored the function of necropolis to the abbey.
First place in the "Paris Is A Good Idea" contest sponsored by "Ciel Mon Paris - Paris Glorious" group 02/25/2022.
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December 1st, 2021
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