Basilica of Saint-Denis

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built by:

• Suger1135 O.S. – 1144 O.S.

  Sources: Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and Its Art Treasures, French Gothic Architecture of the 12th and 13th Centuries

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  Chess: From Chaturanga to AlphaZero1 item
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    The “Charlemagne chessmen” are carved · holds themc. 1080
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  Gothic Cathedrals4 items
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    Saint-Denis: Abbot Suger’s new churchc. 1135 O.S.
  • Saint-Denis’s west front dedicated9 Jun 1140 O.S.
  • Saint-Denis’s choir consecrated11 Jun 1144 O.S.
  • Rayonnant1240 O.S.
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  The Reformation1 item
  • Henry IV abjures Protestantism · site25 Jul 1593

Sources

1. BookAbbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and Its Art Treasures
2. BookFrench Gothic Architecture of the 12th and 13th Centuries
3. BookThe Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church, 1130–1530