Entering by Learning: Portals at Saint‑Denis

Virtues vs vices: Moral pairs near eye level.
Narrative bands: Scenes stacked for reading.
Gesture: Hands invite or warn .

Portal sculpture as catechism: thresholds that teach doctrine and guide entry at Saint‑Denis.

1/23/2026

12 min read

Thresholds instruct. Saints and allegories frame entry, preparing hearts and minds. Portals make doctrine public.

🧠 Teaching Moments

Saints Facade

Entry is education before it is movement.

パリを愛する旅の書き手として、ゴシックの光の誕生から王家の記憶の親密さまで、サン＝ドニとつながるための手引きを作りました。