Recently, a very sad incident happened in France, a massive blaze devastated large parts of the 850-year-old church. The fire is now out, but the cathedral's iconic spire fell during the hours it took to battle the blaze, fire emerges inside the "Notre-Dame de Paris" a UNESCO world heritage site, many people's are crying and sad about this bad incident.
Notre Dame de Paris means "our lady of Paris", it is a medieval Catholic Cathedral on the lle de la cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, the cathedral is consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
"Notre-Dame" The cathedral, whose name means our lady, is the seat of the archbishop of Paris and it was built on a small island in the middle of seine. Construction of the cathedral began in
1163, during the reign of King Louis VII and, was completed in 1345.
The Cathedral was mentioned in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, "Notre-Dame of Paris" which was published in English as 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame." which informed readers about the building's decrepit condition. According, to the book it was written to demonstrate the readers about the damage and negligence of the cathedral in the 1790s, During French revolution.
The book helped spur significant overhauls from 1844 to 1864 when the architects Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus and Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc redid the spire and flying buttresses.
For example, Henry VI of England was made a king of France inside the Cathedral in 1431. Napolean Bonapart, who also sought to save the storied cathedral, was crowned emperor there in 1804. And in 1901, Joan of Arc, who had helped France battle the English and was burned at the stake centuries earlier, was beatified in the cathedral by Pope Pius X.
Its massive tenor bell announced the liberation of the city from Nazi control on August 24, 1944, ending the dark years under German rule in World War II. Joyous Thanksgiving ceremony after the Liberation of Paris in 1944 took place there, led by Charles de Gaulle.
What is "Notre-Dame" de Paris?
Notre Dame de Paris means "our lady of Paris", it is a medieval Catholic Cathedral on the lle de la cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, the cathedral is consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
Difference between Church and Cathedral?
There are four main categories of Christian places of worship chapel, church, basilica and cathedral, A cathedral is a larger place for worship than a church and is run by a bishop."Notre-Dame" The cathedral, whose name means our lady, is the seat of the archbishop of Paris and it was built on a small island in the middle of seine. Construction of the cathedral began in
1163, during the reign of King Louis VII and, was completed in 1345.
The Cathedral was mentioned in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, "Notre-Dame of Paris" which was published in English as 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame." which informed readers about the building's decrepit condition. According, to the book it was written to demonstrate the readers about the damage and negligence of the cathedral in the 1790s, During French revolution.
The book helped spur significant overhauls from 1844 to 1864 when the architects Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus and Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc redid the spire and flying buttresses.
Importance of Notre-Dame
Peoples are crying and feel sorrow about the incident happened in the cathedral because of the emotions of French people associated with the cathedral many historical events took place inside the cathedral that has an emotional attachment with the French peoples.For example, Henry VI of England was made a king of France inside the Cathedral in 1431. Napolean Bonapart, who also sought to save the storied cathedral, was crowned emperor there in 1804. And in 1901, Joan of Arc, who had helped France battle the English and was burned at the stake centuries earlier, was beatified in the cathedral by Pope Pius X.
Its massive tenor bell announced the liberation of the city from Nazi control on August 24, 1944, ending the dark years under German rule in World War II. Joyous Thanksgiving ceremony after the Liberation of Paris in 1944 took place there, led by Charles de Gaulle.
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