High Gothic. Saint-Denis, as well as other Early Gothic churches like Sens Cathedral and Senlis Cathedral, spurred the spread of the architectural style throughout the country and the continent.

A cathedral in Paris gave birth to Gothic architecture. (It's not Notre Dame) Saint-Denis, the burial site of France’s kings, queens, and icons, inspired an architectural revolution.

Completed in 1135 in Saint-Denis, France. The origin of Gothic architecture, a style which defined Europe in the later Middle Ages, can be traced to a single abbey church in the northern ...

On Friday, July 26th, Paris began the long-awaited Olympic and Paralympic Games. Located in the city’s Seine-Saint-Denis district, Dominque Perrault Architecture designed the master plan for the ...

The details of Saint-Denis’s construction, which was completed in 1144, were recorded in writing by the project’s leader, Abbot Suger. He and his team were able to develop Gothic architecture ...