Notre+Dame+EKS



 Notre Dame Cathedral: Full name: Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) Most popular monument in Paris and France (beats the Eiffel Tower by 13 million people each year) Roman Catholic +Neat that it is the most popular monument-I would have thought that the Eiffel Tower would have been the most popular by a lot -located on Îl de la Cité in Paris
 * It is the considered the focal point in Paris
 * on the edge of a muddy river
 * considered one of the most prettiest places in the world

-Dedicated to the Virgin Mary



-Main purpose of the cathedral was for the growing population  +I found that it was only built for its growing population but it is the most popular monument in France -The cathedral started being built in 1163-1250 +The cathedral is popular and well known especially for the French Gothic architecture, sculpture, and stained glass



-The process started in 1163 Bishop Maurice de Sully by and/or Pope Alexander III +The rose window was going to be built between 1210-1220  *The rose window is my favorite part of the cathedral because it is so pretty and is full of color.

-The Notre Dame was completed in 1345

+It was rededicated to Cult of Reason and later Cult of the Supreme Being  +Cathedral was used as a warehouse for food -One restoration occurred in 1845 by Jean-Baptiste Antoine Lasus and Eugene Viollet le Duc

-1991: HUGE restoration took place and was only supposed to last 10 years but went into the 21st century)

SOUTH ROSE WINDOW: -Donated by St. Louis <span style="color: #0fb355; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Designed by Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil) +Main themes: New Testament, Triumph of Christ, and "number four" (significant number in the Bible) -has been repaired a few times Link back to my food page