Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Notre-Dame de Paris (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ⓘ; meaning "Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, [a] [b] is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the River Seine), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France.
[9] [7] [10] [11] [12] The 110,000-square-foot building was designed by John Simpson and the Stantec group, with the structural engineering done by Thornton Tomasetti and built by the Walsh Group. [9] It was named after a $33 million donation by Matthew Walsh, a 1968 Notre Dame graduate and co-chairman of the Walsh Construction Group.
The Spire of Notre-Dame de Paris is located above the cross-section of the cathedral's transept. Notre-Dame de Paris has had three timber spires made of oak, known as flèches. The first was built between 1220 and 1230. It eventually became so damaged that it was removed in the late 18th century.
PARIS — Five years ago a fire brought Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral to its knees, destroying the vaulted wooden ceiling and spire. In Hatfield, Massachusetts, carpenter Hank Silver watched in ...
Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France, was reopened on 7 December 2024 following completion of the restoration work five years after the fire that destroyed the cathedral's spire and roof and caused extensive damage to its interior on 15 April 2019.
University of Notre Dame's Main Administration Building (known as the Main Building or the "Golden Dome") houses various administrative offices, including the office of the President. [2] Atop of the building stands the Golden Dome, the most recognizable landmark of the university.
The stone was carved at the quarry so the calcination could develop before being shipped to the building site. [12] When the facade of Notre-Dame de Paris was cleaned of soot and grime in the 1960s, the original white colour was exposed. On land, stones were often moved by oxen; some shipments required as many as twenty teams of two oxen each.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!