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title: Basilica of Saint-Denis, Main Altar
author: ctj71081
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# Basilica of Saint-Denis, Main Altar
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13201.jpg)
## Image Caption
Extensively renovated by Abbot Suger between 1137 and 1148 CE, the Basilica of Saint-Denis in [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) became the archetype of Gothic cathedrals. Suger made intentional use of light to help spiritually transport the beholder towards the divine realm.
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[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/55267995@N04/49709076683/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/55267995@N04/49709076683/) by [**ctj71081**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/55267995@N04/49709076683/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 08 December 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.