Notre Dame Paris
The island is on the eastern half of the île de la cité.
Notre dame paris. The notre dame cathedral paris or notre dame de paris meaning our lady of paris in french is a gothic cathedral located in the fourth arrondissement of paris france it has its main entrance to the west. Notre dame lies at the eastern end of the île de la cité and was built on the ruins of two earlier churches which were themselves predated by a gallo roman temple dedicated to jupiter the cathedral was initiated by maurice de sully bishop of paris who about 1160 conceived the idea of converting into a single building on a larger scale the ruins of the two earlier basilicas. Notre dame de paris french. Paris earlier this month the french general tasked with overseeing the restoration of notre dame confirmed some terrible news.
Even now nine months after a catastrophic fire in april. Notre dame reconstruction resumes notre dame reconstruction work ceased in march due to the covid 19 pandemic. Paris more than a year after the fire that burned the roof of paris s storied notre dame cathedral on the night of april 15 2019 workers have started to remove the damaged scaffolding in what. The notre dame cathedral with its sculptures and stained glass windows show the heavy influence.
Meaning our lady of paris referred to simply as notre dame is a medieval catholic cathedral on the île de la cité in the 4th arrondissement of paris the cathedral was consecrated to the virgin mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of french gothic architecture its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress. Today with the decline of the virus and the gradual reopening of paris france and. On june 8 construction resumed on notre dame cathedral after a three month pause due to the covid 19 pandemic. Nɔtʁə dam də paʁi.