Basilica of Saint-Denis: The Royal Necropolis

Forty-two kings, 32 queens, 63 princes and princesses, and 10 great men [sic] were buried at Saint-Denis. Limitations of space...[hails of derisive laughter]...prevent me from posting pix of each and every one of the their tombs, cenotaphs, memorials, etc. And so I have labored once more to reduce a vast number of photos down to the few that are of the utterly greatest interest and importance. Vicki, who actually looks at all the tombs, memorials, and what have you, reads all the descriptions, knows a bit about funereal art, and even asks questions of the docents, says definitely no more than a dozen. 

PS. In the Revolution, all the tombs were broken into, plundered, the royal remains all put in a mass grave, and all the monuments were taken apart and removed for display in museums. Pretty soon, the Revolution was over, Napoleon was gone, and another Bourbon king was back, briefly, and everything was put back together, as you see it today. Except the bones. But we're sure DNA analysis eventually will get everybody's bones back where they belong.

Helpful map of who's monument is where

Everything you need to know about funeral art at Saint-Denis

Can't tell the players unless you know their dynasties

Unfortunately I ran out of film after the third dynasty

King Saint Louis, in the 12th, ordered that recumbent statues be
made for 16 of his predecessors; here are some of the 14 that
remain

Including biggies like Clovis, Childebert, Carloman, Pepin le
Bref, Philip le Bold, Frederique le Phinque, et al. 

Personal favorite: Francois Premier; note upper and lower
depictions

Artsy-fartsy shot of his feet

Henry II and Catherine de Medici

Vicki asking a question by the tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Bretagne;
again, note the figures on top of the tomb; these are Louis and Anne in
majesty, so to speak; resurrected

Peering in at Louis and Anne; the custom in those days,
for certain people (kings and queens, for example) was
to depict them up high in majesty, resurrected, etc., in all
their finery, worshipping, groveling, whatever; and then
below in their mortal (dead) state; the Italians took
this pretty far, the mortal state being pretty emaciated,
if not merely a skeleton; the French thought the Italian
approach was demeaning to the royalty, so sculpted
them in pretty good shape, although dead; so here are
Louis and Anne, dead; clear enough now? 

Down in the crypt: Louis XIV and Marie de Medici

The Bourbon crypt: final resting place for Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette; also Louis XVIII, last king to be buried here

Spare parts

Back upstairs: statues of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette,
ordered by Louis XVIII in 1816

PPS. Entry to the church was free, as is the case in all French churches; entry to the collection of funereal things required a modest admission fee. Just FYI.

PPS. The cathedral fronts on a large pretty square, presided over by the local Hotel de Ville and hordes of skate-boarders and futbol enthusiasts. Beyond that is a huge outdoor market (Sunday; everything), and beyond that a huge indoor market (daily; food). The markets were closing and folding up as we got out of the church, but we may go back to the Saint-Denis market some future Sunday.