The building is important both historically and architecturally as its choir – the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir – shows the first use of all of the elements of Gothic architecture.
The Basilica of Saint Denis is a large medieval abbey church in the city of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building is important both historically and architecturally as its choir – the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir – shows the first use of all of the elements of Gothic architecture.