LA NOTRE DAME

Facts and history

NOTRE DAME THE BUILDING

The great

cathedral took

many years to

build. The building

of Notre Dame

continued from

1163 to 1334.

It took them over

180 years to build.

THE CATHEDRAL

Notre Dame means- for our lady of

Paris.

No other building is so associated with

the history of Paris as Notre-Dame.

Standing on the Ile de la Cite on the

eastern side.

The cathedral is a gothic masterpiece

standing on the site of a Roman temple.

MAIN ATTRACTIONS

Notre Dame is an operating

church where you can come

and worship.

However the architect itself

is something to come and

see. Some interesting things

to see are: Crown of thorns,

towers, painting and

sculptures.

1.GALERIE DES CHIMERES

the

cathedral’s

legendary

gargoyles.

2 .WEST ROSE WINDOW AND SOUTH ROSE WINDOW

these

windows

depicts the

virgin in a

medallion of

rich reds and

blues.

3. FLYING BUTTRESSES

arches leading

away from the

building to hold it

up. Wanted their

cathedrals to be

full of light, so

they would be

inspiring, not

dark and

depressing