The Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul II is a square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité, the square is bordered by the Hôtel-Dieu hospital to the n
Nighttime view of the Parvis Notre-Dame in 2014
One of two plaques on the southern corners of the Hôtel-Dieu, unveiled in 2006
The parvis from Notre-Dame's south tower in 2008. The outline of Saint-Etienne is marked with small light-gray cobblestones in the lower part of the image. The higher contrast white stones mark the Rue Neuve-Notre-Dame [fr] (center), the church of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Ardents (upper right), and the medieval parvis (lower right) which includes the point zéro.
Ruins of 4th century hot baths built on the site of the future parvis, seen in the Archaeological Crypt of the Île de la Cité
Lutetia
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Lutetia, also known as Lutecia and Lutetia Parisiorum, was a Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement have been found nearby, and a larger se
Baths of Cluny
Fragments of a Neolithic boat and pottery found near Bercy
Gold coins minted by the Parisii (1st century BC)
Model of the "pilier des nautes" (1st century AD), Musee Cluny