The Basilica of Saint-Denis on the northern outskirts of Paris may be less famous than Notre-Dame, but when Emmanuel Putanier was asked to restore the historic monument's stained glass windows to ...

THE Basilica of Saint-Denis on the northern outskirts of Paris may be less famous than Notre-Dame, but when Emmanuel Putanier was asked to restore the historic monument's stained glass windows to ...

A worker installs the reproduction of a stained glass window, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), February 1, 2023. STÉPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP.

Today, the Basilica of Saint-Denis is recognized as the very first example of Gothic art and architecture. Returned to the Catholic Church , it was officially granted the status of ‘cathedral ...

In Saint-Denis, in the north of Paris, the basilica of Saint-Denis is considered to be one of the first Gothic churches in ...

The basilica was built on a Gallo-Roman cemetery, but above all, it houses the tomb of Saint Denis, who died a martyr around 250. The abbey, a popular place of pilgrimage, welcomed very early on ...

The Gothic cathedral—from St.-Denis and Notre-Dame of Paris to Chartres, Reims, and Amiens—stands out for a reason. Their flying buttresses, lofty towers, and subaqueous stained-glass windows ...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis on the northern outskirts of Paris may be less famous than Notre-Dame, but when Emmanuel Putanier was asked to restore the historic monument's stained glass windows to ...

The Basilica of Saint-Denis on the northern outskirts of Paris may be less famous than Notre-Dame, but when Emmanuel Putanier was asked to restore the historic monument's stained glass windows to ...