Religious heritage · Saint-Denis
Cathédrale de Saint-Denis
The North
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The foundation stone of this neoclassical cathedral was laid on 4 November 1829; it was completed in 1832 and became a cathedral in 1850, when the island's apostolic prefecture was raised to a diocese. Its terracotta pediment depicts the martyrdom of Saint Denis. Listed as a historic monument in 1975, it still overlooks the main square of the island's capital.
