Basilica of Saint-Denis
Alternative Names
Basilique royale de Saint-Denis
Église abbatiale de S-Denis
Date
begun ca. 1137
Work Type
Style/Period
Basilique-cathédrale de Saint-Denis
Interior, hemicycle, clerestory, vaulting shaft capitals
Interior, hemicycle, clerestory, vaulting shaft capital
Interior, chevet, south triforium, shaft capital
Interior, chevet, south clerestory, shaft capitals
Interior, crossing, vaulting boss
Interior, chevet, main vessel, vaulting boss
Interior, chevet, main vessel, vaulting boss
Interior, chevet, main vessel, vaulting boss
Interior, hemicycle, vaulting boss
Exterior, view of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur from Saint-Denis
Exterior, west gable, sculpture
Exterior, west gable, sculpture
Interior, nave, north arcade, pier capital
Interior, nave, north arcade, pier base
Interior, nave, north aisle, vaulting shaft capitals
Interior, nave, north aisle, vaulting shaft bases
Interior, nave, west wall, shaft capitals
Interior, nave, west wall, shaft capitals
Interior, nave, west wall, shaft capitals
Interior, nave, west wall, shaft capitals
Interior, nave, organ loft, pier capital
Interior, nave, organ loft, pier capital
Interior, nave, organ loft, pier base
Interior, nave, organ loft, pier base
Interior, chevet, south ambulatory looking east
Interior, chevet, choir looking east, altar
Interior, chevet, north ambulatory looking east, radiating…
Interior, chevet, northeast ambulatory looking southeast, axial…
Interior, chevet, axial chapel, stained glass detail
Interior, chevet, east ambulatory looking south, radiating…
Interior, chevet, axial chapel elevation
Interior, chevet, chapel elevation
Interior, chevet, north ambulatory looking north, chapel…
Interior, chevet, north ambulatory looking northeast, radiating…
Interior, chevet, north ambulatory, chapel looking southeast,…
Interior, chevet, choir looking southeast, altar
Interior, chevet, choir looking southwest through crossing
Interior, chevet, choir looking northwest through crossing
Interior, chevet looking northeast, altar
Interior, chevet looking southeast, altar
Interior, chevet looking southwest through crossing, nave
Interior, chevet looking southeast, southeast chevet elevation
Interior, chevet looking southeast, southeast choir elevation
Interior, chevet looking south, south aisle, tomb sculpture (…
Interior, crossing, south transept looking northwest
Interior, crossing, looking southwest
Interior, crossing, south transept looking northeast, north…
Interior, crossing looking southeast, south transept elevation
Interior, north transept looking east into chevet, north…
Interior, crypt, north passage looking northeast
Interior, crypt, north passage looking west, wall and column…
Interior, crypt, central passage looking east
Interior, crypt, northeast passage looking southeast
Interior, crypt chapel looking east
Interior, crossing looking south, south transept elevation
Exterior, south nave elevation looking northwest, south nave…
Exterior, south nave elevation looking northeast, south transept
Exterior, western frontispiece looking northeast
Exterior, western frontispiece, elevation
Exterior, western frontispiece looking southeast
Exterior, western frontispiece, elevation detail, portal
Exterior, western frontispiece, north portal
Exterior, western frontispiece, south portal
Exterior, western frontispiece, center portal
Exterior, western frontispiece looking northeast, center portal
Exterior, south transept portal
Exterior, south chevet elevation looking northeast
Exterior, south chevet elevation looking north
Exterior, southeast chevet elevation looking northwest,…
Exterior, east chevet elevation looking west
Exterior, southeast chevet elevation looking west, radiating…
Exterior, east chevet elevation looking west, axial chapel
Exterior, northeast chevet elevation looking southwest,…
Exterior, northeast chevet elevation looking southwest
Exterior, northeast chevet elevation looking southwest
Interior, nave, south aisle looking south, chapel elevation
Interior, nave, south aisle looking west
Interior, nave, south aisle looking southwest
Interior, chevet, south aisle looking northwest through south…
Interior, chevet, southeast ambulatory looking northeast
Interior, nave looking east
Interior, nave looking northeast
Interior, nave, north aisle looking east
Interior, nave, north narthex aisle looking south
Interior, nave looking west into narthex, center portal elevation
Exterior, east chevet elevation looking southwest, radiating…
Exterior, southeast chevet and south transept chapel east…
Exterior, southeast chevet elevation looking west, radiating…
Interior, nave, south narthex aisle looking north
Interior, nave, south aisle looking northeast, nave elevation
Interior, outer narthex facing northeast, pier
Interior, narthex, center portal bay looking north
Interior, narthex, south aisle looking west, south portal
Interior, narthex, south aisle looking northeast, column detail
Interior, narthex, central bay looking northeast
Interior, narthex, central bay looking southeast
Interior, narthex, center portal bay looking south
Interior, narthex, north aisle looking northwest
Interior, narthex, central bay looking west, center portal…
Exterior, north nave elevation looking southeast
Exterior, north transept elevation looking southwest
Exterior, north transept elevation looking southwest
Exterior, north chevet elevation looking southeast
Exterior, north transept, portal
Exterior, north transept, portal looking southeast
Exterior, north transept, portal looking southeast
Exterior, north nave elevation
Interior, north tower looking northwest
Interior, upper narthex looking north
Interior, upper narthex, north aisle looking south across…
Interior, upper narthex looking east through central narthex…
Interior, upper narthex looking northeast
Interior, upper narthex over center portal looking south,…
Interior, south tower looking east
Interior, south tower looking northeast
Interior, south tower looking northeast
Interior, south tower looking southwest
Interior, upper narthex looking northeast
Interior, nave, triforium level looking southeast, nave elevation
Interior, nave, triforium level looking southeast
Interior, nave, triforium level looking southeast
Exterior, nave, north aisle roof looking east
Exterior, nave, north aisle roof looking southeast, north…
Exterior, nave, north aisle roof looking south, north clerestory…
Exterior, nave, north aisle looking southeast, north transept
Interior, north transept, west triforium level looking southeast…
Interior, north transept, east triforium level looking southwest…
Interior, chevet, north triforium level looking southwest…
Interior, chevet, north triforium level looking southwest…
Exterior, chevet, north ambulatory roof looking east
Exterior, chevet, north ambulatory roof looking northeast,…
Exterior, chevet, northeast ambulatory roof looking west, north…
Exterior, chevet, southeast ambulatory roof looking southeast
Exterior, chevet, north ambulatory roof looking northeast,…
Exterior, chevet, south ambulatory roof looking west, south…
Exterior, nave, south aisle roof looking west, south tower…
Exterior, narthex, south aisle roof looking northwest, city view
Interior, south transept, clerestory level looking northwest…
Interior, south transept, clerestory level looking northwest…
Interior, south transept, clerestory level looking northeast…
Interior, nave garret, looking west
Interior, nave garret, looking west
Interior, chevet garret, looking west
Interior, chevet garret, looking west
Interior, chevet looking southeast, stained glass
Interior, chevet, northeast ambulatory looking northeast,…
Interior, chevet, northeast ambulatory looking northeast,…
Interior, chevet, northeast ambulatory looking northeast,…
Interior, chevet, east ambulatory looking east, axial chapel…
Interior, chevet, southeast ambulatory looking southeast,…
Interior, chevet, southeast ambulatory looking southeast,…
Interior, chevet, southeast ambulatory looking southeast,…
Interior: chevet, axial chapel
Interior: base of south transept rose window
Interior: chevet
Interior: chevet, north inner ambulatory
Interior: chevet, hemicycle
Interior: crossing
Interior: crypt, axial chapel
Interior: crypt, central space
Interior: crypt, chapel
Interior: crypt, Merovingian necropolis
Interior: crypt, north aisle
Interior: crypt, northeast radiating chapel
Interior: crypt, north radiating chapel
Interior: north crypt, westernmost radiating chapel
Interior: south crypt, easternmost radiating chapel
Interior: crypt, southwest radiating chapel
Exterior: aisle roof, northeast corner
Interior: north chevet inner aisle
Interior: north transept
Interior: north nave inner aisle
Interior: main roof
Interior: narthex, central eastern bay
Interior: narthex, central western bay
Interior: narthex, southeast corner bay
Interior: narthex, northeast corner bay
Interior: narthex, northwest corner bay
Interior: narthex, southwest corner bay
Interior: nave
Interior: north nave aisle
Interior: south transept triforium facing north transept rose…
Exterior: aisle roof, south transition from radiating chapel to…
Interior: chevet, southwest radiating chapel
Interior: tower, central western bay
Interior: tower, northwest corner bay
Interior: tower porch looking into narthex
Interior: tower, southwest corner bay
Interior: chevet, choir
Exterior: chevet, ambulatory roof
Exterior: north nave aisle roof
Interior: ambulatory and radiating chapels