Association les Amis de la Chapelle de Saint ‑Maclou

This month, we invite you to Notre-Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité in Paris 75004

Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, commonly known as Notre-Dame, is one of the most emblematic monuments of Paris and France. It is located on the Île de la Cité and is a Catholic place of worship, seat of the Archdiocese of Paris, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Begun under the leadership of Bishop Maurice de Sully, its construction spanned approximately two centuries, from 1163 to the mid-14th century. 
After the French Revolution, the cathedral benefited between 1845 and 1867 from a major, sometimes controversial, restoration under the direction of the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who incorporated new elements and motifs, including a new spire. 
For these reasons, the style is not completely uniform: the cathedral has some of the characteristics of early Gothic and Radiant Gothic. 
The two rose windows which adorn each of the arms of the transept are among the largest in Europe.
The cathedral is linked to numerous episodes in the history of France. A royal parish church in the Middle Ages, it hosted the arrival of the Holy Crown in 1239, then the coronation of Napoleon I in 1804, the baptism of the last of the Bourbons of France in 1821, as well as the funerals of several presidents of the French Republic (Adolphe Thiers, Sadi Carnot, Paul Doumer, Georges Pompidou, François Mitterrand). It was also under its vaults that a Magnificat was sung during the liberation of Paris in 1944. The 850th anniversary of its construction was celebrated in 2013.

(Source text Wikipedia)