Royal tombs and new altar, Basilique Saint-Denis

Royal tombs seen from above, with effigies of (top) Charles Martel, d. 741, Clovis II, 639-57, Philippe IV the Fair, 1285-1314, Philippe III the Bold, 1270-85, and Isabelle of Aragon, d. 1271, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The bottom group are Louis III, 879-82, Carloman, 882-84, Pepin le Bref, 751-68, and Berthe, d. 783. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. On the right is the new altar, by Vladimir Zbynovsky, a French-Slovakian artist, consecrated 14th January 2018. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Aragon Basilique Berthe Bold Bref Canopy Carloman Clovis Drone Effigy Funerary Hardi Isabelle Martel Pepin Recumbent Royale Saint-denis Seine-saint-denis Tombs Unmanned

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