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Basilique de St-Denis
(Church of St. Denis)
Near Paris
Built c. 1140
Marks the beginning of
the Gothic style in
Europe
The church would have
“the most radiant
windows” to “illuminate
men’s minds so that they
may travel through
apprehension of God’s
light.”
--Suger
Abbot of SaintDenis
Duomo di Milano, Italy
Second largest Catholic
cathedral
Building began in the 1380s;
mostly completed by the 1880s
40, 000 people can fit in the
building
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Baltimore, Maryland
Built in the 1950s