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By: Will Hulcher
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NNotre Dame is built in a gothic style IIt is also built as a cathedral with a beautiful interior with a huge stain glass piece when you first walk in. OOne 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 TThe Rose window is on the next slide
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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
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CCorona, Laural. France. San Diego: Lucent, 2002. Print. DDiscover France. Grolier Interactive, 1997. Web. 16 May 2013. http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Cathed rals/Paris/Notre-Dame.shtml NNotre Dame." A View on Cities. N.p., 2013. Web. 16 May 2013. <http://www.aviewoncities.com/Paris/notreda me.htm>.
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