Basilique royale de Saint-Denis - Centre des Monuments Nationaux

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Basilique royale de Saint-Denis - Centre des Monuments Nationaux

Basilica

District : 93 – Seine-Saint-Denis

This establishment is certified "Tourism & Handicap"

Informations :

Centre des Monuments Nationaux

The royal basilica of Saint-Denis belonged to a prosperous and powerful abbey during the Middle Ages and was the first monumental masterpiece of Gothic art. The royal necropolis contains tombs of French kings with remarkable funerary sculpture dating from 12th to 16th centuries (Dagobert, Pépin le Bref, François I, Catherine de Médicis, etc.).

Others informations

Architecturals styles :

Carolingian, Gothic, Romanesque

List of collections :

Stained-glass windows, Archaeology, Sculpture, History, Funerary art, Recumbent statues, Tombs

Collections period :

6th century, 5th century, 10th century, 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 8th century, 7th century, 9th century

Opening days and times

Open/Closed :

The church is open from 8am to 7pm in summer and from 8am to 5pm in winter.
Sunday mass: 8.30am, 10am and 6.30pm. Weekday masses: Wednesday 9am; Thursday 8.30am; Friday 9am.

Cash desk closes at :

Desks close 30 mins before closing of the museum

Days of week :

Open on those public holidays :

Individual tours

Independant tour :

Full rate: €7. 18-25yrs: €4.50.

Guided tour :

On reservation: 0 825 05 44 05 (0.15€/mn); contact@cultival.fr

Free :

For everyone on 1st Sunday of each month from November to March.
Since 4 April 2009, free for -26s belonging to the European Union and for primary and secondary school teachers (except temporary exhbitions).
Free for disabled people and an accompanying person, tour included .

Free for children :

under-18s

Group tours

Group tour :

On reservation: 0 825 05 44 05 (0.15€/mn) ; contact@cultival.fr €30. ZEP French school group prices: €20. Visits with commentary: 01 48 09 83 54. Visits for disabled persons: 01 53 40 60 87. Thematic or lecture visits: 01 44 54 19 30

Services

Foreign language tour :

Advance booking only.

Foreign language information :

English, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Russian

Educational activities :

Information: 01 48 13 14 73.

Audio guide.

Photo allowed :

With authorization only: flash and tripod.

Other services :

Museum & Monuments pass | Bookshop

Miscellaneous :

Tactile tours for visually-impaired visitors by advance booking, possibility of sign language tours with specialised guide (will cost extra). Cultural activities in sign language organized by the CMN.

Accessibility disabled persons

The Saint Denis Royal Basilica appears on the website "Accueil pour tous" (Everybody welcome) created by the National Centre for Monuments, www.monuments-nationaux.fr For people with sight impairments: Adapted visits, workshops, embossed maps For people with mental disabilities: Sensory visits, workshops For people with hearing impairments: Visits in French sign language, visits with lip reading For people with reduced mobility: The Basilica of Saint-Denis and the tombs of the kings of France