Images
Exterior, western frontispiece and towers
Exterior nave
Exterior transept
Exterior chevet
Interior narthex (if present) and nave
Interior crossing and transept arms
Interior chevet
Interior crypt (if present)
Ancillary buildings (cloister, chapter house, refectory, dormitory etc) and displaced sculpture
Panoramas
VR Tour
Historical Images and Plans
Laser Scans
Notes
Date
Begun ca. 1137
Sculptural Program
The three sculpted portals of the west façade were put in place by Abbot Suger, around 1135-1140. The south portal shows the last communion of St. Dionysius, the patron saint of the abbey church, and his two companions, Rusticus and Eleutherius. The interior band of voussoirs shows further instances from the life of St. Dionysius, while the exterior shows angels with liturgical instruments. The jamb figures are all missing. The doorposts are carved with the labors of the month.