Say the words Cathdrale de Notre-Dame and what springs to mind? For you it could be the scene where Lon tries to seduce Emma in Madame Bovary, the image of one of Monets many vivid paintings, or the tomb containing the heart of Richard the Lionheart, but i personally think about Quasimodo and Esmeralda in Disneys The Hunchback of Notre dame. One of Frances most gorgeous Gothic Masterpieces, the Notre dame is as vivid in real life as it seems in the films.
Hence get out of your location paris and make a day of seeing this lovely cathedral, open from 2-6pm Mon ; 8am-6pm Tue-Sun, admission to the cathedral is free. The Notre dame was reconstructed fter the second World War due to the destruction caused by shelling. The building that now stands there is the third church to have stood on the very same site, as over the years different events have caused the churchs destruction. The first church came into being in the third century, the second was robbed by the Vikings, and the majority of what you see these days came into being in the 12th and 13th centuries so that you can be warranted, its decrepit! The church also received a battering in the radical phase of the French Revolution in the 1790s, when much of its non secular imagery was damaged or destroyed.
Notre dame de Paris is widely considered one of the best examples of French Gothic architecture. The name Notre dame means “Our woman” in French and this cathedral was one of the first Gothic churches, and its construction spanned the Gothic period. Its sculptures and stained glass show the heavy influence of naturalism, unlike that of earlier Romanesque architecture.
make sure this is on your list of destinations to see during your weekend or week long break to Paris, luckily the cathedral is conveniently located in Paris, and nearby you will find a lot of shops, cafes and sweet French cafeterias, amongst heaps of location appartement paris.
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