Paris · 1163–1345
Notre-Dame de Paris
Restored after the fire of 2019, reopened in December 2024.
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Lighting the candles…
History
- Style
- French Gothic
- Tradition
- Catholic
- Country
- France
Among the first buildings to use flying buttresses, allowing taller walls and larger windows.
The 2019 fire destroyed the spire and roof; it reopened on 7 December 2024 after a vast restoration.
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (Notre-Dame de Paris 2013-07-24.jpg), under its listed licence.
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