exterior facade of the basilica of saint denis, saint-denis, paris, france

abbey architecture background basilica basilique bishop building bury cathedral catholic catholicism chapel christianity church churchbell culture dagobert denis door europe facade france french frenchculture frenchhistory galloromancemetery gate gothic gothicstyle historic holy king medieval monarchy napoleon paris pepintheshort pilgrimage religion saint saintdenis spirituality statue stdenis stdeniscathedral steeple symbol tomb