Nore Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

This is the side view of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France that faces the Seine River. Like other old Churches and Cathedrals in Europe, it has a Gothic style of architecture. Notre Dame is a French word which means “Our Lady”. Of course I cannot forget the its meaning because I graduated in a Notre Dame school. For more information about this famous Cathedral, browse more below!

photo taken personally by the author of this site

Notre Dame de Paris (‘Our Lady of Paris’ in French) is a Gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west. It is the main Catholic cathedral of the archdiocese of Paris and the seat of the Archbishop of Paris. Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world. It was restored and saved from destruction by Viollet-le-Duc, one of France’s most famous architects. The name Notre Dame means “Our Lady” in French. Notre Dame de Paris was one of the first Gothic cathedrals, and its construction spanned the Gothic period. Its sculptures and stained glass show the heavy influence of naturalism, unlike that of earlier Romanesque architecture.

Notre Dame de Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress [arched exterior supports]. The building was not originally designed to include the flying buttresses around the choir and nave. After the construction began and the thinner walls (popularized in the Gothic style) grew ever higher, stress fractures began to occur as the walls pushed outward. In response, the cathedral’s architects built supports around the outside walls, and later additions continued as such.

The cathedral suffered desecration during the radical phase of the French Revolution in the 1790s, when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. During the 19th century, an extensive restoration project was completed, returning the cathedral to its previous state.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris

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5 Responses to “Nore Dame Cathedral in Paris, France”

  1. Josh of Arabia Says:

    bumalik @ iningit ang sarili,hehe

    txs too for the xtra trivia, hayan ikaw na ang virutal tourguide ko sa europe..dami ko natutunan sayo aba,

    sana dagdagan mo pa ung photos mo sa sususnod.

    more power adventure!

  2. Josh of Arabia Says:

    i am wondering if I commented here before?..oh i was just out of my pc..

    there u r wid the trivia behind the pix..thanks as usual..where were u?..be there in the pix nxt time sis..

    i had seen a few movie shoots in here..well, of course i wish to visit it myself. and take a wide angle shot as well.

    good fri, sis.

  3. Euronics Says:

    ey bro AJ…sorry ha…now lang i saw your comment..hehehe…don’t woryy one of these days, you can visit your dream places too…just like me..ingatz!!

  4. phoenixonfire Says:

    yeah! This cathedral is amazing! I was so awed by it when I saw it! The architecture is so vivid and beautiful! No wonder it attracts so many people!! I know it has a sense of eeriness to it that I like!! I am glad you were able to see this monumental wonder! I wanted to include this monument in my blog too but maybe now I will think of something different!!

    Great work and a great blog!
    P

  5. Euronics Says:

    hi phoenix,,happy to see yah around…notre dame cathedral is truly an amazing work of architecture..very great!!