Marie Antoinette was executed at 15 minutes past 12 on Wednesday 16th of October 1793. She was buried in a mass grave. 22 years later she was reinterred here a the Basillica Saint-Denis on the outskirts of Paris, France with her husband Louis XVI during the Bourbon Restoration. #MarieAntoinette #frenchrevolution #history #letthemeatcake #historyfacts #historymatters | Evelyn Edwards

Birthplace of the Gothic. Tomb of the Kings. And a place where even the light is crowned by rosettes. 🎬 The Basilica of Saint-Denis is not an insider tip – it is the starting signal. As Abbot Suger in the 12. Century, it was like the invention of the iPhone for architecture: everything after that was different. 🪦More than 40 kings and queens of France found their final rest here - a Gothic mausoleum with royal radiance. 🤺And even if the French Revolution briefly decimated the grave decoration

⛪ Immersion dans la Basilique Saint Denis La première pierre de la Basilique Saint Denis est posée le 14 juillet 1140, sous les commandes de l’abbé Suger. Érigée sur la tombe du premier évêque de Paris, elle devient nécropole royale, accueillant les sépultures de nombreux souverains, de Dagobert à Catherine de Médicis, en passant par Louis XVI.⚜️ L'espace dégagé permet de déambuler dans ce chevet exceptionnel, édifié sur la crypte. La lumière quasi divine perce les vitraux éclatants de la basili