Editing Basilica of Saint-Denis (section)

===North and south portals===
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File:Saint Denis PM 086190 F.jpg|Sculpture of the Porte de Valois, or north portal
File:Basilique St Denis façade sud St Denis Seine St Denis 2.jpg|The south portal and sculpture
File:Basilique St Denis façade sud St Denis Seine St Denis 4.jpg|Detail of the south portal sculpture
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The Porte de Valois, or north portal, was originally built in the 12th century, near the end of Suger's life, then rebuilt at the end of the north transept in the 13th century. According to Suger, the original entrance on the north did not have sculpture, but mosaic, which Suger replaced by sculpture in 1540. It is considered an important step in the history of Gothic sculpture, because of the skill of the carving, and the lack of rigidity of the figures. There are six figures in the embrasures and thirty figures in the voussures, or arches above the door, which represent kings, probably those of the Old Testament, while the tympanum over the door illustrates the martyrdom of Saint-Denis and his companions Eleuthere and Rusticus. This portal was among the last works commissioned by Suger; he died in 1151, before it was completed.{{Sfn|Plagnieux|1998|pp=10–11}}
The original sculpture that was destroyed in the Revolution was replaced with sculpture from the early 19th century, made by Felix Brun.{{Sfn|Plagnieux|1998|p=8}}

The tympanum of the south portal illustrates the last days of the Denis and his companions before their martyrdom. The piedroits are filled with medallions representing the labours of the days of month.{{Sfn|Plagnieux|1998|p=8}}