| Places Of Interest In Paris : Latin district, NOTRE DAME Cathedral of Paris | |
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 I t is perhaps the most solemn, the most awe-inspiring of all Gothic cathedrals. A gothic masterpiece. Notre Dame de Paris, conceived by Maurice de Sully, was built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries (1163-1345). Road distances in France are calculated on the basis of the "0 km" marked on the square in front of the cathedral.Throughout the whole of the French imperial and democratic history this place has been the background of all its ceremonies. There Saint-Louis placed Christ's Crown of Thorns before taking it to the Sainte-Chapelle. It was also at the Notre Dame de Paris that Napoléon was crowned by Pope Pius VII. Address : Place du parvis de Notre Dame , 75004 Paris Metro : Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint Michel-Notre Dame | |
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