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  1. Notre-Dame de Paris
    Notre-Dame de ParisCathedral in Paris
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    LocationParvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, Paris
    CountryFrance
    Completed1345
    Length128 m (420 ft)
    Key dates

    4th century – Cathedral of Saint Étienne, dedicated to Saint Stephen, built just west of present cathedral.
    • 1163 – Bishop Maurice de Sully begins construction of new cathedral.
    • 1182 or 1185 – … See more

    History

    It is believed that before the arrival of Christianity in France, a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter stood on the site of Notre-Dame. Evidence for this includes the Pillar of the Boatmen, discovered beneath th… See more

    Towers and the flèche

    • Towers on west façade (1220–1250)
    • The gallery of chimeras pictured in 1910 by Georges Redon
    • The 19th-century flèche
    • The rooster reliquary at the top of the flèche. It was found lightly damaged in the rubble after the 20… See more

    Iconography–the "poor people's book"

    The Gothic cathedral was a liber pauperum, a "poor people's book", covered with sculptures vividly illustrating biblical stories, for the vast majority of parishioners who were, at the time, illiterate. To add to the effect, all o… See more

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