France - Cathedral of Saint Denis

"The cathedral of Saint-Denis, formerly royal basilica of Saint-Denis, occupies a unique place in the history of Gothic architecture, each of the major stages of its construction constitutes an artistic and technical revolution. It also occupies a very special place in national history since the thirteenth century to the French Revolution the church was the royal necropolis. Saint-Denis was in the late empire on the Roman road which ran from Lutece in Beauvais. A large cemetery grew around the remains of Saint-Denis, first bishop of Paris. The excavations confirmed the existence of a basilica in the Merovingian period, which was richly endowed by King Dagobert. Many basilicas succeeded on the premises during the Carolingian period and Capetian. It Abbot Suger who decided reconstruction. His work was continued in the thirteenth century by the architect Pierre de Montreuil..." Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Cathedrale-Basilique de Saint-Denis. Saint Denis Church became the burial place for the Kings of France. Thanks to Fabienne of Spain who was visiting France. Written July 19, 2011 and arrived in Penang on July 27, 2011.