The stained-glass windows of the Saint-Denis Basilica

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Guided by the lecturer Ania Guini-Skliar, the stained-glass windows of the Saint-Denis Basilica won’t have any secrets left for you !

Location : Saint-Denis
Duration : 2h
Access by Public Transport : Basilique de Saint-Denis (Metro ligne 13)
Language : French

Les vitraux de la basilique de Saint-Denis

The stained-glass windows of the Saint-Denis Basilica

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Description

Abbot Suger, the abbot of Saint-Denis, started to rebuild the abbatial church in 1140. He decided quite early to give an important place to light during the works. The oldest windows of the Basilica were installed during the XIIth century.

The will of the abbot was to create a « light temple » by enhancing the beauty of the stained-glass windows thanks to the gothic architecture. The bleu de Saint-Denis or bleu de Chartres, which is a renowned stained-glass color is, by the way, made in Saint-Denis !

During the french Revolution several stained-glass windows were destroyed. They were then replaced by glass walls during the XIXth century.

This visit, in the gothic art masterpiece which is the Saint-Denis Basilica, presents the whole history of stained-glass windows in Saint-Denis : the materials, the techniques, the symbolically charged iconography linked to history as much as to religion…

Ania Guini-Skliar is a guide-lecturer, historian of art, she has a master of advanced studies in History and a doctor’s degree in History of Art. Stained-glass windows are one of her favorite themes not to say her passion !

Organized by Ania Guini-Skliar / Seine-Saint-Denis Tourisme

Reviews

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Françoise Leroyer 2020-02-08

grandiose

belle présentation qui complète ce que je connaissais déjà de la basilique

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Jean-Paul W 2019-06-21

Visite excellente

Visite qui change des visites classiques axées sur la basilique et ses tombeaux. Excellente pédagogue sur l'art du vitrail, ainsi que l'explicatif de chaque vitrail, le sens de sa position au sein d'une baie complète.

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Florence B 2019-05-25

Unité architecture/vitrail

Cette visite nous permet d'appréhender la conception du bâtiment en harmonie avec son éclairage divin.
Très belle découverte

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A. Desforges 2018-12-14

Visite intéressante

La présentation des vitraux a été replacée dans un cadre plus large.
Toutes les questions des participants ont reçu une réponse pertinente.

1 out of 1 people found this review useful.

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Annie Mougeot 2018-09-15

Agréable

Une autre manière de regarder ce bâtiment, en regardant en haut ! Bonnes explications pour comprendre

1 out of 1 people found this review useful.

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Roselyne L 2018-09-15

Pourquoi un titre?

Visite assez généraliste.
Je m'attendais à davantage de profondeur explicative sur l'organisation et le sens voulus de cet ensemble de vitraux à l'intérieur de cette basilique.