![]() Despite the spots Gallo-Roman roots, today Notre Dame is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with a translation of Notre Dame de Paris giving it away. But what’s quite interesting, is that even before these early churches, it’s believed that an even earlier temple dedicated to Jupiter claimed this prime spot. Sitting proudly on the Île de la Cité, the name of the island, within the 4th arrondissement of Paris, arrondissements are kind of like suburbs in Paris, it might surprise you to learn that Notre Dame is actually built on top of the ruins of churches that came before it, albeit much smaller ones. Quite literally, right at the start the city that would become what we know as Paris today grew up around Notre Dame, which sits on an island in the middle of the River Seine. Now Notre Dame is quite possibly one of the most famous Gothic cathedrals you will come across, and to many a Parisian, it is more than an 850 year old landmark, it is actually the very heart of their city. There are a couple names it goes by, Notre Dame de Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral, but I think for our purposes today we’ll refer to it as ‘Notre-Dame’ or ‘the Cathedral’. ![]() And that is what we see in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in the heart of Paris. ![]() ![]() Which means that without even moving locations, a church can be built and continuously rebuilt and still be solid in its foundations. What’s interesting about churches is that they’re generally a collection of architectural styles, mainly because churches last forever and they need to be fixed, rebuilt, and changed to meet the needs of differing times. ![]()
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