Basilique, Saint-Denis No.7


: Basilique Saint-Denis; France, saint-denis; 1136?-44 (Choir)

  • The cross-ribbed vaults of the ambulatory.
  • The cross ribs are straight in plan which is early style of cross-ribbed vaults.

  • The upper half, the five-part vaults, is a ceiling of the radiating chapel. The lower half is a ceiling of the ambulatory.

Photo: Yasuhiko Nishigaki
[No.1] West facade [No.5] Choir
[No.2] Nave [No.6] Ambulatory
[No.3] Nave: Ceiling [No.7] Ambulatory: Ceiling
[No.4] Nave: Stained glass [No.8] Entrance


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