Quai d'Orléans - Paris (France)

Quai d'Orléans 28/07/2018 23h06

View from the Quai d'Orléans on Île Saint-Louis. Overlooking Île de la Cité with the Notre-Dame de Paris and in the distance the Tour Eiffel.

 

Notre-Dame de Paris

Notre-Dame de Paris (meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass serve to contrast it with earlier Romanesque architecture.

In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration in the radical phase of the French Revolution when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. An extensive restoration supervised by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc began in 1845. A project of further restoration and maintenance began in 1991.

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

Groundbreaking: 1163

Completed: 1345

Style: French Gothic

Length: 128 metres

Width: 48 meters

Tower height: 69 metres

Spire height: 90 meters

Number of bells: 10

 

[ Source and more information: Wikipedia - Notre-Dame de Paris ]

 

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