The royal Abbey of St. Denis is named after the first bishop of Paris and his companions martyred in 270; a small chapel was built over the place of their burial, which is now the site of the Abbey. In 630 the abbey was founded for Benedictine monks, and used as a place of education. Over the years the abbey went through many additions and ... architecture not only because of its new developments in design, but also because of its political standing. New churches throughout France were designed with the Gothic style. Notre Dame in Paris is an example of a cathedral designed after the Gothic i...

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