Basilica of Saint-Denis - The French Revolution

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Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Denis

Descripcion foto: Due to its connections to the French monarchy and proximity to Paris, the abbey of Saint-Denis was a prime target of revolutionary vandalism. During the French Revolution, the monastery was dissolved and the church was used to store grain and flour. In 1793, the National Convention, the revolutionary government, ordered the violation of the sepulchers and the destruction of the royal tombs, but agreed to create a commission to select those monuments which were of historical interest for preservation. Although the church itself was left standing, it was profaned, its treasury confiscated and its reliquaries and liturgical furniture melted down for their metallic value. In 1794, the government decided to remove the lead tiles from the roof, to melt them down to make bullets. This left the interior of the church badly exposed to the weather.

Website: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Hubert_Robert_-_La_Violation_des_caveaux_des_rois_dans_la_basilique_de_Saint-Denis_croped.jpg

Tags: FR_Paris_Saint-Denis

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Fecha: 1793

Copyright: Hubert Robert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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