<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ad2812/">AndrewDixon2812</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ad2812/54544577656/" title="Effigies of Sir Thomas Wykeham and his Wife Elizabeth, St Mary the Virgin Church, Broughton, Oxfordshire, 25 May 2025"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54544577656_7379ddbf0d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Effigies of Sir Thomas Wykeham and his Wife Elizabeth, St Mary the Virgin Church, Broughton, Oxfordshire, 25 May 2025" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/bondagoo/">treeegrass</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bondagoo/54476950008/" title="Bag o goodness at the Canola Crusha"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54476950008_98b7a12fab_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Bag o goodness at the Canola Crusha" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463601600/" title="Inside the Tomb"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463601600_5c28bf80fa_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Inside the Tomb" /></a></p> <p>The lower tier of the mausoleum of François and Claude<br /> <br /> Francis I, king of France 1515 to 1547 and the first of the Valois-Angoulême dynasty; Claude de France (Duchess of Brittany) Francis's first wife.<br /> The tomb was built 1558 and designed by Philibert Delorme. A two-tier structure, as well as Francis and Claude lying at rest, it also has figures of Francis, Claude and three of their children kneeling on top, the sides of the tombs have a bas-relief showing scenes of the 1515 Battle of Marignano, a major victory for Francis.<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463215081/" title="Inside the Tomb"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463215081_fe21e7c9ba_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Inside the Tomb" /></a></p> <p>The lower tier of the mausoleum of François and Claude<br /> <br /> Francis I, king of France 1515 to 1547 and the first of the Valois-Angoulême dynasty; Claude de France (Duchess of Brittany) Francis's first wife.<br /> The tomb was built 1558 and designed by Philibert Delorme. A two-tier structure, as well as Francis and Claude lying at rest, it also has figures of Francis, Claude and three of their children kneeling on top, the sides of the tombs have a bas-relief showing scenes of the 1515 Battle of Marignano, a major victory for Francis.<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463437284/" title="Panels of War"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463437284_8153974eec_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Panels of War" /></a></p> <p>Mausoleum of François and Claude<br /> Francis I, king of France 1515 to 1547 and the first of the Valois-Angoulême dynasty; Claude de France (Duchess of Brittany) Francis's first wife.<br /> The tomb was built 1558 and designed by Philibert Delorme. A two-tier structure, as well as Francis and Claude lying at rest, it also has figures of Francis, Claude and three of their children kneeling on top, the sides of the tombs have a bas-relief showing scenes of the 1515 Battle of Marignano, a major victory for Francis.<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463575435/" title="Ladder of Colour in the Light"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463575435_e43356a755_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ladder of Colour in the Light" /></a></p> <p><br /> Crescendo by Stephen Dean<br /> Until 5 January 2025<br /> <br /> Stephen Dean's suspended installation Crescendo, specially created for the chevet of the cathedral basilica of Saint-Denis , rises to a height of 15 metres. Taking the form of a ladder decorated with coloured dichroic stained glass, the colour of the glass changes according to the angle of view and the source of light.<br /> Stephen Dean was inspired by the history of the site: in the 12th century, Abbot Suger launched an exceptional programme of stained glass windows in the abbey church, which was consecrated on 11 June 1144. He used rich iconography and shimmering colours to create a veritable showcase of light in the choir of the basilica.<br /> This symbolism continues with Stephen Dean's Crescendo. This installation, suspended in the centre of the Gothic architecture, is designed as a celebration of the radiance of light. Its title, with its musical connotations, is inspired by the intensity of light and celebrates the acoustic dimension of the cathedral.<br /> This work is also an invitation to contemplate a universal symbol: the ladder. A link between the terrestrial and celestial worlds, the symbol of the ladder spans all eras, cultures and religions. It is present in various stories such as the famous biblical episode of Jacob's ladder (Genesis: 28) or in "Mohammed's book of the ladder", sometimes also in Buddhism and certain forms of shamanism, and right up to the present day with the sociological notion of the "social ladder". The ladder is a constant source of literary and poetic inspiration, evoking an upward or downward dynamic, uniting opposites and underlining the spiritual passage through initiatory levels.<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463602080/" title="Rescuing the King's Soul"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463602080_2fea35250b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Rescuing the King's Soul" /></a></p> <p>Dagobert's Tomb<br /> Dagobert, King of France 629 to 639, from the Merovingian dynasty.<br /> Dagobert is considered to have founded the abbey and was buried there in 639, although the tomb was created C13th. <br /> Originally polychrome, the tomb shows Dagobert, his wife Nanthilde and Clovis II, their son, accompanied by the vision of the Hermit John: "The king’s soul, depicted as a naked child wearing a crown, is carried off to Hell on account of his regrettable practice of disposing of the property of certain churches. But in the upper panel, St Denis, St Martin and St Maurice seize the soul from the hands of the demons and take it off to Heaven where it is granted entry to Paradise. This vision expresses Saint Denis’ and the abbey’s role as protector of the Capetian monarchy." [Seine-Saint-Denis tourisme].<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463504773/" title="Capetian Tomb"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463504773_eeb7216b19_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Capetian Tomb" /></a></p> <p><br /> Philippe of France (d. 1235)<br /> Son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile.<br /> Younger brother of Saint Louis<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54462405227/" title="Prudence"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54462405227_30be4f9a50_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Prudence" /></a></p> <p>One of the four Cardinal Virtues<br /> <br /> The mausoleum of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne<br /> Louis XII, King of France from 1498 to 1515, and his second wife Anne of Brittany. Last king of the Valois dynasty.<br /> The mausoleum of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany was carved in Carrara marble by Italian sculptors. It is evidence of the contacts that were established between artists during the Italian wars.<br /> This small antique-style temple is surrounded by the twelve Apostles and the four Cardinal Virtues, Prudence, Might, Justice and Temperance and the plinth is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting several victorious episodes of the Italian wars.<br /> Inside the mausoleum, the royal couple are portrayed transfixed and motionless in death. On their abdomens are depicted, for the sake of realism, the sewn-up openings made for the purposes of evisceration. On the upper level the kneeling sovereigns pray for the life to come. <br /> [Seine-Saint-Denis tourisme]<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463437704/" title="Peter and Paul"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463437704_451003f03d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Peter and Paul" /></a></p> <p>Two of the apostles on the tomb; identifiable by their symbols, they are Saint Peter (Keys) and Saint Paul (Sword). <br /> <br /> The mausoleum of Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne<br /> Louis XII, King of France from 1498 to 1515, and his second wife Anne of Brittany. Last king of the Valois dynasty.<br /> The mausoleum of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany was carved in Carrara marble by Italian sculptors. It is evidence of the contacts that were established between artists during the Italian wars.<br /> This small antique-style temple is surrounded by the twelve Apostles and the four Cardinal Virtues, Prudence, Might, Justice and Temperance and the plinth is decorated with bas-reliefs depicting several victorious episodes of the Italian wars.<br /> Inside the mausoleum, the royal couple are portrayed transfixed and motionless in death. On their abdomens are depicted, for the sake of realism, the sewn-up openings made for the purposes of evisceration. On the upper level the kneeling sovereigns pray for the life to come. <br /> [Seine-Saint-Denis tourisme]<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463241796/" title="Valois-Angoulême and de' Medici"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463241796_ccd8ee267b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Valois-Angoulême and de' Medici" /></a></p> <p>The tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici<br /> Designed by Le Primatice (Francesco Primaticcio), appointed Superintendent of the King's Buildings, and created by sculptors Ponce Jacquio, and Germain Pilon, between 1560-73.<br /> The tomb is two-tiered: the king and queen kneeling at prayer above and recumbents below. At each of the corners are statues representing the Cardinal Virtues - Strength, Justice, Temperance, and Prudence. <br /> This was intended to be at the centre of the 'Valois Rotunda', created outside the basilica at the instruction of Catherine de' Medici to be a mausoleum and funeral chapel for Henry II and their future children. Work began 1572, initially to a design by Jean Bullant, extended with a second storey designed by Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau. Construction never completed and the building fell into disrepair, finally demolished in C18th. <br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54462379047/" title="Southern Lights"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54462379047_53d9e21aca_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Southern Lights" /></a></p> <p>The south transept, rose window and south aisle<br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463575485/" title="Southern Lights"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463575485_a438631d26_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Southern Lights" /></a></p> <p>The south transept, rose window and south aisle<br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54462379107/" title="South View"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54462379107_e58d12ae8e_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="South View" /></a></p> <p>The South Rose Window and Dagobert's Tomb<br /> <br /> Dagobert, King of France 629 to 639, from the Merovingian dynasty.<br /> Dagobert is considered to have founded the abbey and was buried there in 639, although the tomb was created C13th. <br /> Originally polychrome, the tomb shows Dagobert, his wife Nanthilde and Clovis II, their son, accompanied by the vision of the Hermit John: "The king’s soul, depicted as a naked child wearing a crown, is carried off to Hell on account of his regrettable practice of disposing of the property of certain churches. But in the upper panel, St Denis, St Martin and St Maurice seize the soul from the hands of the demons and take it off to Heaven where it is granted entry to Paradise. This vision expresses Saint Denis’ and the abbey’s role as protector of the Capetian monarchy." [Seine-Saint-Denis tourisme].<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54462379182/" title="Dagobert's Tomb"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54462379182_c2680f26e0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Dagobert's Tomb" /></a></p> <p><br /> Dagobert, King of France 629 to 639, from the Merovingian dynasty.<br /> Dagobert is considered to have founded the abbey and was buried there in 639, although the tomb was created C13th. <br /> Originally polychrome, the tomb shows Dagobert, his wife Nanthilde and Clovis II, their son, accompanied by the vision of the Hermit John: "The king’s soul, depicted as a naked child wearing a crown, is carried off to Hell on account of his regrettable practice of disposing of the property of certain churches. But in the upper panel, St Denis, St Martin and St Maurice seize the soul from the hands of the demons and take it off to Heaven where it is granted entry to Paradise. This vision expresses Saint Denis’ and the abbey’s role as protector of the Capetian monarchy." [Seine-Saint-Denis tourisme].<br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54463242016/" title="The tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54463242016_6a81965fa0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="The tomb of Henry II and Catherine de' Medici" /></a></p> <p>Designed by Le Primatice (Francesco Primaticcio), appointed Superintendent of the King's Buildings, and created by sculptors Ponce Jacquio, and Germain Pilon, between 1560-73.<br /> The tomb is two-tiered: the king and queen kneeling at prayer above and recumbents below. At each of the corners are statues representing the Cardinal Virtues - Strength, Justice, Temperance, and Prudence. <br /> <br /> This was intended to be at the centre of the 'Valois Rotunda', created outside the basilica at the instruction of Catherine de' Medici to be a mausoleum and funeral chapel for Henry II and their future children. Work began 1572, initially to a design by Jean Bullant, extended with a second storey designed by Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau. Construction never completed and the building fell into disrepair, finally demolished in C18th. <br /> <br /> <br /> Taken in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis arrondissement, Paris<br /> <br /> Basilique de Saint-Denis (Basilica of Saint-Denis)<br /> Built on the tomb of Saint Denis, a missionary bishop who died around 250, a first church was probably built in the 5th century.<br /> From the death of King Dagobert, in 639, until the 19th century, the abbey of Saint-Denis welcomed the burial of 43 kings, 32 queens and a dozen servants of the monarchy. It gradually became the most important collection in Europe of funerary sculptures made from the 12th to the 16th century. This role as a royal necropolis earned it the nickname "the cemetery of kings " by a 13th century chronicler. Today, the monument houses no less than 70 recumbents and tombs.<br /> In the 12th century, the Saint-Denis basilica was established as a new architectural masterpiece under the impetus of Abbot Suger, advisor to Louis VI and Louis VII. It was gradually rebuilt in a new style, with innovative principles for the time, such as the ribbed vaults.<br /> Following the Revolution, in 1792, the monks had to leave their buildings, whose reconstruction had just been completed. In October 1793, the royal bodies of the Bourbons were exhumed from the lead tombs, as France was at war and needed metal to make bullets. In 1794, the Commission of Arms and Powder ordered the removal of the roof made of lead sheets.<br /> Disused, the ruined building was more or less exposed to the elements for many years. It was then transformed into a theater and a warehouse for flour and wheat!<br /> However, under the impulse of Châteaubriant, at the beginning of the Empire, Napoleon I decided to restore the monument to dedicate it to the burial of the emperors and to remind the memory of the former kings...In 1817, Louis XVIII, the new Bourbon king, decided to have the mixed remains of the sovereigns searched for and reburied in an ossuary in the crypt, the former vault of Turenne.<br /> In 1809, Napoleon signed the decree for the installation of the educational center of the Legion of Honor, which is still in place today, in the old monastic buildings...in 1813, Napoleon I commissioned the architect François Debret to restore the building. A colossal project was undertaken throughout the monument: stained glass windows, facades, floors, vaults and sculptures were restored. However, the work was contested from the 1830s onwards and gave rise to controversy, culminating in the question of the north spire. On June 9, 1837, lightning struck the 90 m high spire, Debret had it repaired, but the tornado of 1845 weakened it again, which precipitated the departure of the architect and his replacement by Viollet-le-Duc.<br /> [<a href="http://www.saint-denis-basilique.fr" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.saint-denis-basilique.fr</a>]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/oregondot/">OregonDOT</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregondot/53712546639/" title="Refreshments after the ride"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53712546639_59e49f08d6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Refreshments after the ride" /></a></p> <p>Middle school students from Stephens Middle School helped kicked off Salem-Keizer's first ever Bike Bus event.</p>
Very sunny with clear skies for New Years Day in Tokyo, and many people outside going to the Jinja shrines for Hatsumode, the first visit to the shrines to wish for a good year. A nice view to see for the first time in a few years since COVID kept people indoors this past few New Years. Unfortunately, the Noto region was hit with a big earthquake in the evening o New Years Day, with some major damage in the area. Praying for the people in the region. <img alt="240101fuji.jpg" src="http://cycle-tokyo.cycling.jp/weblog/240101fuji.jpg" width="720" height="480" />
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53198921597/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53198921597_1258f9f5bc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53199609543/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53199609543_4bbd2ac6fb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53199721920/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53199721920_4bc3f57873_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53198921197/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53198921197_bc8b0432dc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53198921062/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53198921062_8826799391_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53199609083/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53199609083_8e58932e79_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53199189179/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53199189179_17988c4178_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53199721265/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53199721265_728babbd43_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53199381826/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53199381826_71c7952070_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21495793@N00/">Exczar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21495793@N00/53198920362/" title="Cycle Oregon 2023"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53198920362_3d6f2b1ac6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cycle Oregon 2023" /></a></p> <p>I joined a cycle tour which took me and 1200 others through western Oregon in September, 2023.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/travelbakercounty/">TravelBakerCounty</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/travelbakercounty/51287240695/" title="Baker County Tourism – www.travelbakercounty.com 66055"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51287240695_7ee2e454ef_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Baker County Tourism – www.travelbakercounty.com 66055" /></a></p> <p>Racing Reflections at the Baker City Cycling Classic <br /> <br /> Second day and stage 3 of the Baker City Cycling Classic, the Downtown Baker City Crit.<br /> <br /> Baker County Oregon is a bicyclists paradise with three Oregon Scenic Byways, lots of scenic backroads and great biking events including Baker County’s signature cycling event the <br /> Baker City Cycling Classic, a 3-day, 4-stage bicycle race in and around the Elkhorn Mountains located in Baker County, Oregon. The race is headquartered at Baker High School in Baker City, making for racer-friendly logistics. The scenic road stages are challenging and allow for strategic racing, but a no-time-cut policy means that newer riders can focus on finishing. The spectator-friendly time trial and criterion create an exciting atmosphere for participants, teams, and family with quality fields from all over the Western US and Canada.<br /> <br /> The Baker City Cycling Classic was named the Oregon Festival and Events Association’s Best Sporting Event in Oregon in 2012 <br /> <br /> For more information about the Baker City Cycling Classic including race routes, and registration, visit <a href="http://www.bakercitycyclingclassic.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.bakercitycyclingclassic.com</a><br /> <br /> For more information about other bicycling routes and events in Baker County visit the Baker County tourism website at <a href="http://www.travelbakercounty.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.travelbakercounty.com</a></p>
<img alt="200409stayhometokyo.jpg" src="http://cycle-tokyo.cycling.jp/weblog/archives/images/200409stayhometokyo.jpg" width="420" height="236" /> As a group that usually welcomes everyone to visit and enjoy cycling in Tokyo, this is an unfortunate post. The widespread of the Corona Virus is growing in Tokyo, on the verge of overshoot. On 7 April Prime Minister Abe proclaimed a state of emergency from 8 April to 6 May for Tokyo and the prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka. It is strongly suggested that visiting Tokyo be avoided. People already in Tokyo should avoid meeting in groups and visiting places where people gather. Please be conscious about keeping social distance in order to prevent spreading or receiving the virus. You, or the person next to you may be a virus carrier. Many shops and facilities will be closed following the issuing of the State of Emergency. <strong><u>Cycle Tokyo! will postpone all guided rides until it is deemed safe.</u></strong> Your understanding is appreciated. Riding the bike is good to keep fit during this <strong>#stayhome #staysafe</strong> time. Keep cycling around the neighborhood by yourself....NO GROUP RIDING. Again, please stay safe and healthy, and hope we'll be able to ride together around Tokyo again ! <ul> <li><a href="https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en">Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment "Tokyo COVID-19 Information" (EN) - https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japan-guide.com/news/alerts.html">JapanGuide.com "Travel Alerts and Disaster Updates" - https://www.japan-guide.com/news/alerts.html </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/liveblogs/news/coronavirus-outbreak-updates/">The Japan Times "COVID-19 news updates" - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/liveblogs/news/coronavirus-outbreak-updates/ </a></li> </ul> <a href="http://cycle-tokyo.cycling.jp/weblog/archives/images/visitor_hotline-2.jpg"><img alt="visitor_hotline-2.jpg" src="http://cycle-tokyo.cycling.jp/weblog/archives/images/visitor_hotline-2.jpg" width="420" height="255" /></a>