THE SAINT-DENIS BASILICA* HARBORS THE TOMBS OF THE MONARCHS (ALL EXCEPT THREE)
*Basilica: from "king" in Greek. A basilica is a church of special significance.
Basilica web site
By starting at the Saint-Denis gate the route connected the tombs with Notre-Dame Cathedral...
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The Funerary Cortege of Marie-Thérèse in 1684 by Adam-François van der Meulen / zoom
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Claude Abron
And so originally with the palace, which was in its shadow.*
*Until the king fled the first important insurrection (in 1358) and settled in the fortress of the Louvre.
Claude Abron
Ending at Notre-Dame
underlined the sacredness of monarchy.
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