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Notre Dame

By: Will Hulcher. Notre Dame. Date Built, How Old?. The workers started the construction on Notre Dame in 1163 From 1163 to 2013 it is 850 years old and still standing It took roughly 180 years to build Notre Dame was finally completed in 1345 . Who Designed It?.

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Notre Dame

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  1. By: Will Hulcher Notre Dame

  2. Date Built, How Old? • The workers started the construction on Notre Dame in 1163 • From 1163 to 2013 it is 850 years old and still standing • It took roughly 180 years to build • Notre Dame was finally completed in 1345

  3. Who Designed It? • The architect for Notre Dame was Maurice de Sully • He was a bishop of Paris • His task was to create a building that was in a gothic style

  4. Why Was Notre Dame Built? • Notre Dame was built to honor the Virgin Mary • They built Notre Dame so it could be a church to people can go to. • Also, Notre means our and Dame means lady

  5. Important Facts • The first stone of Notre Dame was blessed in 1163 by Pope Alexander the third • In the front of the building there are 28 statues that represent the monarchs of Judea and Israel • In 1991, people started a 10 years renovation process, because the cathedral is so old that some of the pressure points are going to be supported by some scaffolds

  6. More Important Facts • Notre Dame is such a landmark in Paris that it was decided that all distances would be measured from Notre Dame • There was a story of how Notre Dame was almost burnt down because a group of chairs was set on fire • If you want to get to one of the towers of Notre Dame you would have to climb 387 steps

  7. Where is it located? • The one and only Notre Dame is located in the one and only Paris, France • Notre Dame is also located in the middle of Paris • Finally, Notre Dame is located in “city island” in Paris

  8. Style/Description • Notre Dame is built in a gothic style • It is also built as a cathedral with a beautiful interior with a huge stain glass piece when you first walk in. • One of the stain glasses is called the rose window, it is the most famous of them all and it draws tourists from all around the world • The Rose window is on the next slide

  9. The Rose Window

  10. Why is Notre Dame Famous? • Notre Dame is famous because of its interior; the pews provide a outstanding view of the pulpit and everything behind it • Also, the two towers that stand tall at the entrance of the building attract people too • Finally, the pure tallness attracts people even if they did not go their to look at Notre Dame

  11. Work Cited • Corona, Laural. France. San Diego: Lucent, 2002. Print. • Discover France. Grolier Interactive, 1997. Web. 16 May 2013. http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Cathedrals/Paris/Notre-Dame.shtml • Notre Dame." A View on Cities. N.p., 2013. Web. 16 May 2013.      <http://www.aviewoncities.com/Paris/notredame.htm>.

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