Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris took over 180 years to build from 1163 to 1334. As the most iconic building in Paris, it is located on the Ile de la Cite and stands as a Gothic masterpiece on the site of a former Roman temple. Main attractions include the Crown of Thorns, towers, paintings, sculptures, gargoyles, rose windows depicting the Virgin Mary, and flying buttresses that hold up the large structure to allow more light inside.

1. LA NOTRE DAME
Facts and history

2. NOTRE DAME THE
BUILDING
 The great cathedral
took many years to build.
The building of Notre
Dame continued from
1163 to 1334.
 It took them over 180
years to build.

3. THE CATHEDRAL
 Notre Dame means- for our lady of
Paris.
 No other building is so associated with
the history of Paris as Notre-Dame.
 Standing on the Ile de la Cite on the
eastern side.
 The cathedral is a gothic masterpiece
standing on the site of a Roman temple.

4. MAIN ATTRACTIONS
 Notre Dame is an operating
church where you can come and
worship.
 However the architect itself
is something to come and see.
Some interesting things to see
are: Crown of thorns, towers,
painting and sculptures.

5. 1.GALERIE DES CHIMERES
 the cathedral’s
legendary
gargoyles.

6. 2.WEST ROSE WINDOW AND
SOUTH ROSE WINDOW
 these
windows depicts
the virgin in a
medallion of rich
reds and blues.

7. 3. FLYING BUTTRESSES
 arches leading away
from the building to
hold it up. Wanted their
cathedrals to be full of
light, so they would be
inspiring, not dark and
depressing