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St. Denis, Basilica, France
The following photos of St. Denis are by Narayan Sengupta.
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| Today St. Denis is a non-chalant suburb north of Paris. This is looking back along the main drag as I walked in the direction of St. Denis which is to my back in this photo. |
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| I believe that this is the local Hotel de Ville (City Hall). St. Denis is slightly visible in the shadows, to the right. |
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| And here is my first real photo of the Basilica. It's hard to believe that something that looks this humble from the outside will look so stunning on the inside. But this is it. This is THE origination point of Gothic Architecture. |
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| The facade is more Romanesque than anything else... |
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| 415 - here is where the building really starts to look Gothic. |
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| 448 - No, it's not a distortion in the photo. The vaults are asymetric. |
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| 463 - Marie Antoinette; she brought croissants to France. |
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