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The names of various sights of Paris to create a familiar image in the minds of many people – such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, the underground and the Sorbonne University to name a few. No matter if the name of a particular site may evoke the image a story or words of a song in one word, the thoughts of Allah in Paris on the history, culture, image and style.

Notre Dame. One of the most popular and perhaps one of the most famous monuments of Paris tourist attractions is the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Notre Dame Paris is a Gothic cathedral, known as a sample of Gothic architecture and is still used today as a Roman Catholic cathedral. The creation of Construction was begun by architect Maurice de Sully in 1163. Is believed to have been completed around the year 1345.

Notre Dame, with its striking appearance and features is a popular attraction and recognition in the Ile de la Cité. The cathedral has two towers of wide, stone carvings, a 7800 pipe organ, stained glass, gargoyles stone and arches over his three innings. It is noted that an impressive view of Paris awaits those who visit and climb the towers of Notre Dame.

The zero point can be found at the stone floor of the plaza and the star represents the starting point from which distances are measured in France. The legend says that one who is the star stone from ground zero, back to Paris in the future.

One of the most notable features of the Gothic Cathedral is that some aspects were put high as pink windows and gargoyles. The intent of this feature was that people should be looking for his attention would be looking up.

Over the years, even centuries, changes were made to the Dame. Due to differences in styles, many of the treasures and statues were destroyed the original cathedral. The revolution brought further destruction. In the early 19th century, is considered even completely destroy the cathedral because of its deterioration. Without But the period of romanticism seems to have saved the day, or rather that of Notre Dame. Which is believed by many famous literary works of Victor Hugo Notre 'Dame de Paris "(in English: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame') played a big role in raising awareness of the value of the assets of the cathedral in the eyes of the French. You could say that Hugo was able to reach and inspire, through Quasimodo and Esmeralda, a new interest in the importance of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame is the location of several historic events as the coronation of Henry VI of England as King of France in 1431, the marriage of Mary I of Scotland the son of Henry II of France in 1558 and the Requiem Mass for 1970 General Charles de Gaulle.

Note that no payment is required for entry into the building itself, however there is one entrance fee for entry to the towers.

A wide range of hotels that offer a place to stay, for different budgets are available on of Notre Dame. It is advisable to book your accommodation in advance to ensure a good location and to avoid disappointment.

On the endless list places to visit in Paris, it is clear that there is certainly no shortage of good sites in this European city beginning the only problem is how to choose what sites to visit first.

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