Basilique, Saint-Denis No.8


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

  • Central portal of the west facade. (about 1140)
  • The tympanum of the central portal is a motif of the Last Judgment.
    The statues-colonnes of both side of the portal were originally proposed by Abbot Suger but those were lost in 1771. The style of these statues-colonnes had been succeeded by Cathedral Chartres.


  • The right door panel of bronze.


  • The left door panel of bronze.

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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