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Joe french a la carte Location: Paris, Ile-de France It is a christian church It is still active

=The Basilica of Saint Denis=




 * // T //****// he name comes from St. Denis who is the patron saint of France. St. Denis was the first bishop of Paris. Then, he was marytered for his faith. After his head was cut off he then picked it up and walked away. That is just a legend. 1136 was the start of the building of the abbey. It was done being built around the 13th century. The architecture of the building is "gothic." Gothic Architecture was used to design buildings a lot during the medieval age. It originated in France. A noticeable characteristic is a pointed arch. This type of architecture is mainly used on abbeys, basilicas, cathedrals and churches. Mainly in Europe. But you will still see it on castles, and important government buildings. //**

**//Which is the following.//** **//The neighborhood it is in://** **//The neighborhood that it is located in is one of the wealthiest and highly populated region in the 26 regions of France.//**

//**Something else that i found interesting was that a lot of French kings were buried at St. Denis. Because kings were buried there it has gotten the nickname."royal necropolis of France." In France, the church is a landmark due to its architectural design. The bodies were dug up during the French Revolution. The bodies were put somewhere. After the Revolution they tried to search for the bodies. They searched for a while but could not find them. This tore apart the church and the church lost members. But luckily in 1806 a man by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte got the church going again. Napoleon Bonaparte was a military commander. He was born in Ajaccio, Corsica. His birthday is August 15th 1779. He got famous during the French Revolution for his risk taking and get commanding.**//

Sources: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/paris-st-denis [|St. Denis Catholic Church]