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| St-Denis Basilica (12thC & 13thC, restored 19thC), first major structure built mostly in Gothic style, heralding transition from Romanesque to Gothic style in later cathedrals. St Denis, France. Architect: Viollet-Le-Duc, mid 19thC restoration. | Carvings of musicians in portal archway at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Scenes of Christ's Passion & Resurrection on exterior St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Last Judgment on tympanum of central portal of St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Sinners being cast into Hell on Last Judgment at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Carved stone figures on archway at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Carving of wine barrel & man with pigs on exterior of St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Plaque marking visit of Joan of Arc on Sept. 13, 1429, at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Interior Gothic arches at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Early Gothic arches at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Rose window on north transept featuring Jesse Tree at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Rose window on south transept with symbols of Zodiac shows Creation at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Christ healing leper stained glass window at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Kings & queens stained glass window at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Griffins stained glass window at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of Clovis I, first King of Franks, at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Jean I of France (1316) at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of a king & queen of France at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of Jeanne II, Queen of Navarre (1311-49) at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tombs of Charles d'Evreux, Count of Etampes (1305-36) & Margaret of Flanders (1310-82) wife of Louis II, at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Tombs of Charles, Count of Alençon (1297-1346), son of Charles, Count of Valois & brother of Philip VI of France beside Marie of Spain (1379) at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of Charles V & Jeanne de Bourbon at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tombs of Dukes of Orleans (1400s) made (1502) to memorialize family origins of Louis XII at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tombs of Dukes of Orleans (1400s) made (1502) to memorialize family origins of Louis XII at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Cadaver tomb, reminder of death, which depicts deceased as a skeleton or even a decomposing body at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Cadaver tomb, reminder of death, which depicts deceased as a skeleton or even a decomposing body at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Cadaver tomb, reminder of death, which depicts deceased as a skeleton or even a decomposing body at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Funeral urn of King François I (1556) by Pierre Bontemps at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Group of cadaver tombs at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of Louis XII (1498-1515) & Anne of Brittany (1514) at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of Louis XII (1498-1515) & Anne of Brittany (1514) at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Tomb of Louis XII (1498-1515) & Anne of Brittany (1514) at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| Tomb of Henri II & Catherine de' Medici carved by Germain Pilon at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Monument of Louis XVI & Marie-Antionette (1830) by Edme Gaulle & Pierre Petito at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Monument of Louis XVI & Marie-Antionette at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. | Royal crown at St-Denis Basilica. St Denis, France. |
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| City Hall on Place du Caquet. St Denis, France. | City Hall on Place du Caquet. St Denis, France. | Modern building in center of St-Denis. St Denis, France. | Stade de France (1995) vast multi-function stadium. St Denis, France. |
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| Stade de France superstructure. St Denis, France. | Stade de France superstructure. St Denis, France. | Montmartre in Paris seen from St-Denis. St Denis, France. |
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