Saint Denis Cathedral is older than Notre Dame Cathedral. In the crypt, in the underground part of the cathedral, are the tombs of the French kings.
Here there are sarcophagi decorated with sculptural images in which the bodies of the dead French kings rested. During the French Revolution, their remains were thrown into nearby ditches. However, after the revolution, the bones were collected and, since it was no longer possible to sort out whose bones were, they were placed in a single “mass” royal grave.
The Carolingians, Capetians, Valois and Bourbons are buried here. The burial grounds of the Cathedral of Saint Denis are one of the most sacred places in French history.
The Cité is the heart of Paris and France. The French state was born and took shape here. In the 3rd century. BC. Celtic tribes "Parisians" settled here. In the 1st century BC. The Cité is the center of a Gallo-Roman province with a Roman fortress, church, houses, baths, market…
On the site of the first Roman churches today stands Notre-Dame de Paris with its unique relics, history, bas-reliefs, sc...
As is known, Dumas “played” in the Lyon library the diaries of a certain D’Artagnan, captain of the royal musketeers who served under Louis XIV.
As a result of artistic processing, D'Artagnan was transferred to the time of Louis XIII, the father of Louis XIV, and the names of his friends and enemies, found in various memoirs and diaries, acquired features and biographies that in no way corresponded...
Paris was and is famous for its theaters. Their interiors, schools. There are so many of them here - public, private, cooperative, world famous, exclusively French....
Each theater is a separate building, an architectural gem, inside which, like a jewelry box, are hidden breathtaking interiors and decorations. We must not forget that modern French theater is a combination of at least three great Fr...