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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, Franceen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1231-1264 (alteration); ca. 1135-1144 (alteration)en_US
dc.creatorSuger, Abbot of Saint-Denisen_US
dc.creatorMontreuil, Pierre deen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-19T17:22:18Z
dc.date.available2013-03-19T17:22:18Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-19
dc.identifier200747en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1199en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/108509
dc.descriptionThe north portal, frontal view; Former Benedictine abbey (cathedral since 1966) in France, situated in the northern suburbs of Paris. The first church on the site was built in the 5th century ad, and Saint-Denis was the principal French royal monastery from the 7th century until the Revolution. Founded as the tomb and shrine of St Denis (died ca. 258 CE), evangelist and first bishop of Paris, the church became the main burial-place of the French kings and the depository for their regalia. The first half of the 12th century was particularly significant in its history, when Denis achieved recognition as the patron saint of France and the abbey attained the rank of chief church and spiritual heart of the kingdom. The partial rebuilding carried out under Abbot Suger, who left written accounts of his activities, has been interpreted as the first full expression of the Gothic style. The architectural history of Saint-Denis has three main phases: Carolingian, Early Gothic and Rayonnant. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/3/2008)en_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectdeath or burialen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectBenedictinesen_US
dc.subjectGothic (Medieval)en_US
dc.titleSaint-Denisen_US
dc.title.alternativeAbbey Church of Saint-Denisen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-F-P-SD-1-D1en_US
vra.culturalContextFrenchen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeabbey churchen_US
vra.worktypeabbeyen_US
dc.contributor.displayPierre de Montreuil (French architect, ca. 1200 - ca. 1264); Suger, Abbot of Saint-Denis (French patron, ca. 1081-1151)en_US


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