Saint Denis Basilica - 061022

Interior of the St Denis basilica north of Paris, which is the burial site for all the Kings and royalty of France, from Clovis, 423, through Marie Antoinette, 1789, to Napoleon III. Philip the Fair, who in 1307 condemned to death the members of the Order of Knights Templar. is buried here.

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• Paris
• Templars
• Royal

[mango2005]

Actually, the pit where the bodies were placed was dug up and the remains placed behind a panel with all the names of the dead on it.

[navymidclass15]

My goodness! What true beauty in architecture!

How much is the plane ticket...again? :)

[litogor]

a place mysterious trés or are buried the kings of France (some people think that the treasure of the templars is hidden there underneath)

[litogor]

a place mysterious trés or are buried the kings of France (some people think that the treasure of the templars is hidden there underneath)

[Cheese71]

the first Gothic structure ever...

[slobomotion]

The tombs were sacked during the first French revolution, so there aren't any nobles actually buried there except from after that time. This is on my street and is a great place to visit.

[slobomotion]

I live right down the street from this. It is, technically speaking, the world's first gothic cathedral, and was the number one place of Christian pilgrimage in France for about a thousand years. Visitors to Paris who miss Saint-Denis are making a big mistake! I came here to see this church and stayed. Oh, no kings and queens are actually buried here anymore. The tombs were emptied during the first French Revolution, in the 18th century.