11 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Paris / Île-de-France
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Portal of the upper chapel © Zairon/cc-by-sa-4.0
The Sainte-Chapelle (English: Holy Chapel) is a
royal chapel in the
Gothic style, within the medieval
Palais de la Cité, the residence of the
Kings of France until the 14th century, on the
Île de la Cité in the River
Seine in
Paris, France.
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29 December 2021 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Paris / Île-de-France
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Town hall © Chabe01/cc-by-sa-4.0
Saint-Denis is a
commune in the northern suburbs of
Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the
centre of Paris. Saint-Denis, which has a population of 112,000, is a
subprefecture of the
department of
Seine-Saint-Denis, being the seat of the
arrondissement of Saint-Denis. It is home to France’s national football and rugby stadium, the
Stade de France, built for the
1998 FIFA World Cup. Saint-Denis is a formerly
industrial suburb currently changing its economic base. Inhabitants of Saint-Denis are called
Dionysiens.
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