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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.
Statue of Thomas the Apostle, with the features of restorer Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, at the base of the spire. This is a list of sculptures in Notre-Dame de Paris.. Stone, copper, and bronze statues, including statues of the twelve Apostles that surrounded the base of the spire, had been removed from the site days prior to the 2019 fire as part of the renovations.
Notre Dame, Paris, France. View from spire of roofs, statuary, and gable. Description: Photograph showing the statuary decorating the gables, roofs, and spires of ...
Notre-Dame Cathedral rebuilt ‘more beautiful than ever’ This photograph shows the baptistery of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet, in Paris ...
View of a light show rehearsal on the facade of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, on the eve of reopening ceremonies in Paris, France ...
A tourist boat in front of Notre Dame in central Paris ahead of its formal reopening for the first time since it was ravaged by fire in 2019. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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.
As a result, Amiens Cathedral is the largest in France, [7] 200,000 cubic metres (260,000 cu yd), large enough to contain two cathedrals the size of Notre Dame of Paris. [ 8 ] The cathedral has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. [ 9 ]