Notre
Dame

View of Notre Dame from the Seine River.

Important Facts and Informtaion:

    - Full name: Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
    - Construction of Notre Dame began in 1163. Construction finished in 1345.
    - Notre Dame is 120m long with two 69m tall towers.
    - Noticeable Gothic features: thr ose windows, the flying buttresses, and the horizontal and vertical ordering of the facades.
    - The church contains a 13 ton bell which is rung only on special occasions.
    - A large restoration project was completed during 1991-2001. Even though the buliding was restored, the original architecture was preserved.


  

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Notre Dame at night

Inside of Notre Dame