Aristide Cavaillé-Coll was a French organ builder. He has the reputation of being the most distinguished organ builder of the 19th century. He pioneered innovations in the art and science of organ building that permeated the profession and influenced the course of organ building, composing and improvising through the early 20th century.
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
Cavaillé-Coll's grave in Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Saint Sulpice
The Basilica of Saint-Denis is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building is of singular importance historically and architecturally as its choir, completed in 1144, is widely considered the first structure to employ all of the elements of Gothic architecture.
West façade of Saint-Denis
Dagobert I visiting the construction site of the Abbey of St. Denis (painted 1473)
Clovis II visiting Saint Denis (painted in 15th c.)
Walls of the crypt built by the Abbot Hilduin (9th century)