L'entrée de Notre Dame.
L'entrée de Notre Dame.
Notre Dame et la Seine.
Notre Dame dans le plan de Turgot de 1739.
La construction de Notre Dame commence en 1163 sous le roi Louis VII
mais continue pendant des siècles. Voici un peu d'histoire
en anglais pour vous renseigner:
(from "Les Pages de Paris", www.paris.org)
During its history, Notre Dame has been the site of numerous official and
other ceremonial occasions. These include:
1239; The Crown of Thorns placed in the Cathedral by St. Louis
during the construction of Sainte-Chapelle.
1302; Philip the Fair opens the first States General here.
1430; Henri VI of England is crowned here.
Mary Stuart becomes Queen of France after her marriage to François
II, and is crowned here.
1572; Marguerite of Valoi is married to the Huguenot Henri of
Navarre here.
2 December 1804; After the anointing by Pius VII, Napoléon
seizes the crown from the pontiff and crowns first himself, then
Josephine.
26 August 1944; The Te Deum Mass celebrates the liberation of Paris.
(According to some accounts the Mass was interrupted by snipping
from both the internal and external galleries.)
12 November 1970; The Requiem Mass of General de Gaulle is held
here.
31 May 1980; After the Magnificat of this day, Pope John Paul II
celebrates Mass on the parvis in front of the Cathedral.