1、Notre-Dame de Paris,Overview,1. French name: Notre-Dame de Paris 2. Located in the heart of Paris, southeast end of (Cite) on the island of Citi (on the Seine) 3. Construction time: 1163 1345 4.Architect ：Jean de Chelles Pierre de Montreuil Jean Ravy Eugene Viollet-le-Duc 5. Religion: Catholicism,Th

2、e French name of Notre Dame was Notre Dame, our lady, who meant the mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary.,In the days of Emperor Tiberius, a temple to the Roman and gallic Gods might have been built on the eastern half of le de la Cit, according to artifacts excavated from beneath the church.,As for the fir

3、st Christian Church built on this site, a Christian church dedicated to Saint Stephen in the 4th century and a Roman church in the 6th century,Before,The medieval Catholic cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and built over 850 years ago in 1163, during the reign of King Louis VII. The first p

4、eriod of construction took almost 200 years and was completed in 1345,Before,Honour,1239: King St. Louis placed the crown of thorns at Notre Dame. 1302: Philippe Le Bel Opens the first Royal National Assembly at Notre Dame. Then there are all kinds of ceremonies: grace ceremonies, weddings, coronati

5、ons, baptisms, funerals, and so on 1323: In his essay, the French philosopher Jean de Jandun praised the Cathedral as one of the three most important buildings in Paris. 1455: Vindication of Joan of ARC. A Statue of Joan of arc was erected in the courtyard, which was later renamed Joan of ARC .,Hono

6、ur,1572: Margaret of Valois married Henry of Navarre. 1804: Pope Pie VII arrives to Crown King Napolon on 2 December. 1811: The Emperor of Rome is baptized here. 1944: The Liberation of Paris is commemorated in Notre Dame on August 26. 1945: the Hymn of victory in the Second World War is read 1970:

7、The state funeral of General DeGaule is held here on 12 November.,1548, rioting Huguenot destroyed some statues of Notre Dame. Many 12th and 13th century stained glass were demolished and replaced by white glass windows, bringing more light to the church.,1793, twenty-eight Biblical King Statues on

8、the West facade were beheaded because they were mistaken for French kings during the French Revolution. The Big Bell in the Cathedral was lucky to survive. All the other large statues on the faade were destroyed except for the The Madonna in Art Statue on the monasterys entrance.,The 1801, the Cathe

9、dral as a whole, is in tatters. 1831, the author of Victor Hugos novel Notre Dame de Paris, which was published in English, caused quite a stir. Architect Oll Duecker began the restoration work at 1844, which lasted 23 years, repairing the spire and the sacristy.,Disaster and repair,Paris firefighte

10、rs say they have put out a fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on the evening of April 15,2019, nearly 15 hours after it started to burn. Although the main building skeleton and two Bell Towers survived the fire, Notre Dames iconic spire collapsed and two thirds of the roof was destroyed. The Art

11、of Notre Dame will be transferred to the Louvre for safekeeping.The cause of the fire is still under investigation,The Fire,1. The iconic steeple burned down 2. The wooden roof was burnt down 3. 19th century windows were broken,Now,1. Three rose windows from the 12th and 13th centuries,2. The crown

12、of Thorns, the robes of St. Louis, and large paintings were rescued in time,3. The organ of the Cathedral is intact,Surviving items,On April 16,2019, French President Maqueron made a televised address in which he hoped to rebuild Notre Dame within five years and began raising money for its reconstruction. In just a few days it has raised more than a billion euros. But Leonid Michailovich Charlamov Mikhail Kalinin, the chief con