Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris.
One of the finest examples of French Gothic Architecture.
Photo: 17 October 2014.
Photo Credit: Alexander Sviridov / Shutterstock.com
Illustration: SHUTTERSTOCK
Following the disastrous fire in 2019, a massive restoration
project is underway to repair Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris). See the YouTube Video at the end of this Article.
The North Rose Window.
An example of Rayonnant Architecture.
Photo: 22 August 2010.
Source: Own work.
Author: Julie Anne Workman
(Wikimedia Commons)
The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.
Notre-Dame de Paris, meaning “Our Lady of Paris”, also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral, is a Mediæval Catholic Cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th-Arrondissement of Paris, France.
The Cathedral is widely-considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic Architecture. The innovative use of the Rib Vault and Flying Buttress, the enormous and colourful Rose Windows, and the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration all set it apart from earlier Romanesque Architecture.
The Cathedral was begun in 1160 and largely completed by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the following Centuries. In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered Desecration during the French Revolution, when much of its Religious Imagery was damaged or destroyed.
Soon after the publication of Victor Hugo’s novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in 1831, popular interest in the building revived. A major restoration project, supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, began in 1845 and continued for twenty-five years.
Beginning in 1963, the façade of the Cathedral was cleaned of Centuries of soot and grime, returning it to its original colour. Another campaign of cleaning and restoration was carried out during 1991-2000.
As the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the Cathedra of the Archbishop of Paris. Twelve million people visit Notre-Dame, every year, which makes it the most visited Monument in Paris.
The Cathedral is widely-considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic Architecture. The innovative use of the Rib Vault and Flying Buttress, the enormous and colourful Rose Windows, and the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration all set it apart from earlier Romanesque Architecture.
The Cathedral was begun in 1160 and largely completed by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the following Centuries. In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered Desecration during the French Revolution, when much of its Religious Imagery was damaged or destroyed.
Soon after the publication of Victor Hugo’s novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in 1831, popular interest in the building revived. A major restoration project, supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, began in 1845 and continued for twenty-five years.
Beginning in 1963, the façade of the Cathedral was cleaned of Centuries of soot and grime, returning it to its original colour. Another campaign of cleaning and restoration was carried out during 1991-2000.
As the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the Cathedra of the Archbishop of Paris. Twelve million people visit Notre-Dame, every year, which makes it the most visited Monument in Paris.
The following Article is taken from, and can be read in full at, FRANCE 24
A Rare Look At Restoration Of Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Restoration of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Available on YouTube at
