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... to get a chance to meet Quasimodo, the little guy with the funny face, who made sure the clocks of Notre Dame worked. Or at least it would have been nice to see him far up there.... :-)
Unfortunately people told me he had taken a day off, tired after filming the second film for Disney, so I had to settle down with just watching the mighty Notre Dame-cathedral instead.
I wasn't that bad either, even if I actually had thought it would be a bit bigger, both inside and outside.
But it's definately worth the time it takes to get there. The inside of the Notre Dame was amazing, and make sure you to get there too when you get there, don't be a stupid tourist and stay outside...! Leave a Comment Directions: Just follow the Seine, cross the Pont Neuf, take right, and you'll be there after 5 minutes.
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We visited several times from outside. As you may know I love Gothic and specially its cathedrals (Burgos, Leon, Toledo in Spain...) we missed Reims due to lack of time, but hope to come back
By the way, I saw quasimodo on the top of the tower, when we did the tour (see packing tips lol)
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The main altar of the Notre-Dame Cathedral was consecrated on May 19, 1182.
On the high altar is a statue of the Pieta (also named the Virgin of Compassion) by Nicolas Coustou, standing on a gilded base sculptured by Francois Girardon. Leave a Comment
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One of the world's greatest structures. The construction of Notre-Dame of Paris began in 1163 by Bishop Maurice de Sully during the reign of Louis VII . The Notre-Dame replaced the Cathedral of St. Etienne, a Romanesque church founded in 528. The construction of the Notre-Dame was completed about 200 years later in 1345. The result is definitely a Gothic Masterpiece. During the Commune of 1871, the Cathedral was nearly burned by the Communards. Today, the art of Notre-Dame continues to awe its hundreds of thousands of yearly visitors. The west front contains 28 statues representing the monarchs of Judea and Israel. The three portals depict, from left to right, the Coronation of the Virgin; the Last Judgment; and the Madonna and Child, surrounded by scenes of Mary's life. Before entering the cathedral, walk around it. The cathedral's treasury, for which you must pay admission, is just that - a treasure trove of historical items from the cathedral, including gold and jeweled chalices and other objects used to celebrate masses, and robes and headdresses worn by archbishops. Leave a Comment
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Notre Dame is yet another famous Parisian landmark. The cathedral's setting on the banks of the Seine is breathtaking and a wonderful place to go for a stroll.
You have to pay a fee to get into the cathedral. Cameras are permitted, but not flash. Leave a Comment
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A few words - about the symbolical center of Paris in the form of a copper insert in a stone roadway near Notre Dam. There is a legend, that if somebody turns 360 degrees around it at one foot he will necessarily return to Paris once again. I have done this procedure, and as it has appeared, it was not in vain - in two months I appeared at the same place again! Directions: M?tro: Cit?; RER: Ch?telet-Les Halles, Saint Michel-Notre Dame
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Another place you shouldn't miss when visiting Paris is the wonderful Notre Dame Cathedral. The cathedral is a gothic masterpiece, built on the fundations of an Roman temple in the 14th century. It is 130 m long and has some amazing buttresses on the backside of the cathedral, a big transept, and towers of 69 m height with the extraordinary gargoyles. Leave a Comment Directions: Ile de la Cité Metro station: Cité Metro line 4
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This is the church that was made famous by the Hunchback of Notre Dame story. Although to be fair, the church was already pretty famous in its own right. The first stone was even laid by a pope!
The style of the Cathedral is Gothic which means it has lots of flying buttresses. It has a couple of impressive circular stained glass "Rose" windows, and many nasty looking gargoyles on the walls outside. Unfortunately in my photo, the scaffolding is hiding the circular rose window that is above the main entrance.
It is possible to climb up one of the twers and get some great views of Paris, but after climbing the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, you may feel this is one climb too far. Leave a Comment
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The destructions caused by time, people, tragedies of wars, within many centuries distorted its initial shape. In days of the French revolution the Cathedral was under threat of pulling down, but it was saved with dedication to the goddess of Reason which cult Robespier entered. In 1804 Napoleon was crowned in the Cathedral , and in 1871 it was nearly lost from a fire. Directions: Métro: Cité; RER: Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint Michel-Notre Dame
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Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163 during the reign of Louis VII. Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone on the earlier site of a Gallo-Roman temple to Jupiter, a Christian basilica, and a Romanesque church. During its history, The Cathedral of Notre-Dame has seen the marriages of Kings and Princes and the crowning of Napoleon’s Empress.
Notre Dame exterior has all of the features a Gothic Cathedral needs with its flying buttresses, towers, and gargoyles that keep the evil spirits out. Notre Dame's interior houses some of the biggest stained glass windows in the world including its 30-foot Rose Window. There is also an 11th-century 7800-pipe organ near the altar that is played during monthly concerts
Don’t miss the tour up the tower to the gargoyles. There are 387 stairs to the very top of the tower, where the Emmanuel bell is housed (the bell made famous by the character Quasimodo in Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame ) The gargoyles are about two thirds of the way up. Once you get to the top you feel like a a Marine, “the few, the proud”.
Underneath Notre Dame is a crypt, the Crypte Archéologique, that has remains of 3rd-century BC walls, and Gallo-Roman streets and houses. It also explains the history of the Parisii, the Celtic tribe that lived on the Ile de la Cité and gave the city its name. It is the largest Archeological site in Europe. The entrance for this is near the street in front of the front of the church. Leave a Comment
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