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2 Quai de Saint Ouen, 2 Boulevard de Liberation, St-Denis, Ile-de-France, 93200, France
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Stained glass windows of the apse
Pay a special attention to Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne mausoleum.
It is actually the only one in the Basilica on which I could easily remark the change in style.
Most of the effigies are presenting the kings and queens sleeping or praying but having a lifelike image.
Behing the gorgeous decoration, Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne faces are tortured by the cruel death.
The crypt contains the tombs of the Bourbons and several early monarchs. There is also the ossuary which is a common grave for the jumbled bones recovered from the desecrated tombs after the Revolution. At the time that we took the pictures, we did not have a camera or fast film that would do good dark photography. The support columns around the ambulatory and the centrally placed Bourbon tomb slabs are just visible. A better description is needed here by others. Some of the columns had historiated capitals and there were other primitive rough sculptures as well. (This work is 12C).
A pedestrianised street, Rue de la République is the main shopping thoroughfare in Saint Denis. It runs from Basilique Saint-Denis all the way to l'Eglise Neuve (Eglise Saint-Denis de l'Estrée). Everything from bakeries, butchers and clothes shops could be found on this street, but because of the town's high immigrant and less affluent population, many of these shops tend to be less expensive and sometimes cater specifically to the locals. Halal butchers and Arabic bookshops were among the businesses I saw.
Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne is another great couple of the French monarchy.
Son of the poet Charles d'Orleans, Louis XII inherited both the throne and his spouse from his cousin Charles VIII.
The mausoleum built for them is one of the most beautiful in the Basilica.
With rich decorations and lifelike statues, the mausoleum is places on the left side of the Basilica.
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