Saint-Denis Pleyel: history and sights
Served by: metro line 14.
Did you know?
Saint-Denis is named after Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris, martyred in the 3rd century and buried beneath the basilica. The Pleyel district recalls the piano factory founded in 1807 by Ignace Pleyel.
Anecdote
In 1122 Abbot Suger began rebuilding the abbey church of Saint-Denis, the necropolis of the kings of France and a cradle of Gothic art.
Around Saint-Denis Pleyel
- Basilique de Saint-Denis, 1400 m away — The first Gothic building in history and the necropolis of the Kings of France for over a thousand years.
- Stade de France, 350 m away — France's national stadium, opened in 1998, where the French team won its first football World Cup.
- Salle Pleyel de Saint-Denis, 200 m away — A district named after the Pleyel piano manufacture, once based in Saint-Denis.