Île de la Cité
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The Île de la Cité is one of two natural islands on the Seine River in central Paris. It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the R
Île de la Cité, in the centre of Paris (2014)
Aerial view of the Île de la Cité (2009)
Image of Jupiter on the Pillar of the Boatmen (1st century AD), Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Age
Archeological crypt under the Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II
Notre-Dame de Paris
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Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral church of the Roman
Île de la Cité
…first King of the Franks, established his palace on the island. In the 12th century, its importance as a religious centre increased with the building of Notre-Dame cathedral, and the castle chapel of Sainte-Chapelle. The city hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu, possibly the oldest continuously operating hospital in the…
South façade and the nave of Notre-Dame in 2017, two years before the fire. It was generally restored to this outward appearance by 2024.
The Cathedral in 1699
The church restored by Viollet-le-Duc (1860s)
Henri Matisse, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1937, etching