Basilica of Saint-Denis
Abbot Suger's 1144 choir is the first Gothic building: vaults and light instead of walls
- Style
- Gothic — Pointed vaults, flying buttresses and stained glass: the wall dissolves into coloured light
- Century
- 12th century
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