Apr 1, 2020 · Pope Alexander III and King Louis VII blessed the first stone of the new cathedral in the spring of 1163. Notre Dame de Paris was named in honor of the Virgin Mary, who was becoming an
Apr 15, 2019 · A major fire has engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France's most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building's spire and roof have collapsed but the main Apr 16, 2019 · The cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, seen in 2013, is over 850 years old. a Point Zero marker measures the distance to everything else in France. And Notre Dame is there in more than 850 years Apr 13, 2023 · For the past four years, FRANCE 24 has been closely following the reconstruction of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral following the devastating 2019 fire there. T Mar 7, 2023 · The reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is going fast enough to allow its reopening to visitors and faithful at the end of 2024, less than six years after a fire ravaged its roof a0Uumb.