Basilica

€180million facelift for WW1 bombarded French basilica

Notre-Dame de Brebières basilica in the Somme was hit by 2,000 bombs but its golden statue held true to 'prophecies' not to fall until the war ended

Rebuilding church’s long lost tower is ‘historic lie’

The editor of the art and heritage magazine La Tribune de l’Art Didier Rykner explains why he opposes a project to restore the missing tower of the Basilica Saint-Denis, north of Paris

Basilica restoration may help rebuild the reputation of Saint-Denis in Paris

An ambitious scheme to reconstruct the missing spire of the basilica of Saint-Denis in the troubled Paris suburb has given the Catholic bishop of the diocese and the communist mayor a common cause.

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Basilica

€180million facelift for WW1 bombarded French basilica

Rebuilding church’s long lost tower is ‘historic lie’

Basilica restoration may help rebuild the reputation of Saint-Denis in Paris

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