... As we headed off of the bus in front of Notre-Dame, the song "Happy Birthday" was still ringing in my ears. ...
Our tour guide then went on to describe some more about Notre-Dame and when it was built. ... Notre-Dame was beautiful from the river (pictures 3 and 4).
Notre-Dame bears the name Our Lady, which is the Virgin Mary. "There are four other Notre-Dames; Notre-Dame of Rouen, Notre-Dame of Chartres, Notre-Dame of Amiens, and Notre-Dame of Strasbourg" (Winston 14). But the cathedral of Paris is the Notre-Dame. ...
Notre-Dame was damaged during the French Revolution in the late 1700s, and was neglected for such a long time that it was deterioarting. ...
When we went to Reims, France we saw a church that was built in the Gothic style to resemble Notre-Dame (picture 5). It was more elaborate on the outside than Notre-Dame is, but it was almost to gaudy for me to truley enjoy. The inside didnt resemble Notre-Dame at all. ... Well not just for show, but in the back of their minds they wanted a church that would resemble Notre-Dame and hopefully have more people attend mass there; but that it just my small opinion. ... The gargoyles were originally part of Notre-Dame but not a single one of the outside creatures were recognizable, so Viollet-le-Duc undertook the job of recreating them (Rosings 1). ... I dont think that Notre Dame would have been the same without them. ... It was so cool to see all those pictures carved into the stone that Notre-Dame was built out of. ... They were on the outside of the church and actually held up the walls of Notre-Dame.
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