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=__La Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris__ =

Facts: **Framework**
 * -is over 800 years old **
 * -They elected the bishop of Paris in 1160 (Maurice de Sully) to be the head of the cathedral and helped build it **
 * - Built in gothic style **
 * -Many residents in the city and most of the population helped with the construction of the building **
 * - Construction began in 1163 **
 * - was completed in 1272- about 100 years later **
 * - At the cathedral there are about 37 representations of the Virgin Mary because the cathedral was dedicated to her (Our Lady of Paris) **
 * - Since it was built Notre Dame has been one of the main tourist attractions in France **
 * - located in Paris, France **
 *  - one of the major focal points in Paris for tourists **

__**Maurice de Sully**__

**Why was it built?**
 * 1) **Maurice de Sully was elected bishop **
 * 2) **Paris was in a point in their history that helped shape France the way it is today **
 * 3) **Maurice de Sully wanted to build a cathedral dedicated to Mary (Notre-Dame) and to make it a bishop's church **
 * 4) **<span style="color: #6732ec; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Saint Stephen's cathedral was destroyed(on site before Notre-Dame; then later moved/rebuilt on a different site) **



<span style="color: #8b3bbf; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Updates since it was built:

<span style="color: #2879f0; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">17th and 18th Century:
 * <span style="color: #079ee9; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Restoration of the South Rose Window
 * <span style="color: #079ee9; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Replacement of the 12th and 13th century stained glass windows
 * <span style="color: #079ee9; font-family: Georgia,serif;">added a new sacristy


 * Rose WIndow (South )** [[image:arton448-733f0.jpg width="184" height="247"]] **Sacristy[[image:arton452-7f396.jpg]]**

<span style="color: #e03ebb; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">During the Revolution: **Spire** **Portal** **Virgin Mary Statue**
 * **<span style="color: #e31c83; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Refurbished the central portal **
 * **<span style="color: #e31c83; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">took off the 13th century spire **
 * **<span style="color: #e31c83; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">28 statues from the Gallery of Kings were destroyed **
 * **<span style="color: #e31c83; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"> all of the major portal statues except the Virgin Mary statue were destroyed **

<span style="color: #1252af; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> 19th Century: **Stained glass windows** **Crown of Thorns (one of the many Pieces from the treasury)**
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Reconstructed the spire
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Restored the sculptures (about 15)
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Constructed a new sacristy
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Had new windows put in with better stained glass that had more detail
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Refurbished the central portal
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Restored pieces of the treasury and furniture
 * <span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Completely repaired the organ

**Now:** **Grand Organ**
 * <span style="color: #19bde1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Organ was restored
 * <span style="color: #19bde1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cleaned the west side of Notre-Dame and Portals
 * <span style="color: #19bde1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Refurbished the liturgical platform

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Important Events that Happened here- (a few)
 * **<span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">King Henry IV married Marguerite de Valois and he converted to being Catholic in 1594 **
 * **<span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Pope Pius VII crowned Napoleon I Emperor of France in 1804 **
 * **<span style="color: #a763e9; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Pope John Paul II visited twice **

<span style="color: #1d1533; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [| http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/Panoramic-views-360o]