Notre+Dame+of+Paris

= //History// = Its construction was started in the year 1163 supervised by bishop Maurice de Sully. To build this cathedral Sully demolished a lot of houses and built new roads to transport materials needed for the construction. Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone and the construction began. The choir and the High Altar were constructed by Maurice de Sully, but after his death in 1196, another man named Eudes de Sully oversaw the construction of the cathedral`s trancepts and naves. In the 1240`s the trancepts were remodeled and Jean de Chellesadded added a gabled portal. In 1258 more portals were added with beautiful decorations. At last it was finished in 1345.

=**// Renovations/Changes //** = **// ﻿ //** **In 1548 the church was damaged by the Huguenots because they considered some of its features idolatrous. Luis XIV and** **Louis XV** **altered the church to modernize it. Tombs and stained glass were destroyed.** **During the French Revolution many of the church's treasures were destroyed. The statues of the kings of Judah were beheaded, these heads were found in an excavation in 1977.** **Many statues of Lady Liberty replaced statues of Virgin Mary(many times), the bells of the church were melted and the church was used as food storage.** **In 1845 a restoration program began and it lasted 25 years. This restoration added a fleche and chimeras to the building.** **In 1871 during the Paris Commune there was an attempt to destroy the church.** **In 1939 the windows of the church were removed due to WW2. They were restored when the war ended.** **From 1991-2009 a renovation program(wich was supposed to last ten years)restored and cleared the church's statues.**

= //Characteristics// =
 * It has a french gothic style.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It's a historic monument as of 1862.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Began construction in 1163 and ended in 1345.(182 years).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It's a Roman-catholic church.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It's in Ile-de-France,Paris.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It has 5 huge bells
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It has large organs(instruments)inside it.

=<span style="background-color: #d091ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: sub;">//**People and places**// = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Maurice de Sully was the bishop of Paris from 1160 to 1190, year of his death, and was later replaced by Odo de Sully. He was the one who supervised most of the construction of Notre Dame. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Pope Alexander III third, pope from 1159-1181, is said to be the one who laid the foundation stone for Notre Dame. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eudes de Sully was the one who overviewed the last part of the construction of Notre Dame. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The Isle of France is France`s wealthiest and most populated region. In this region is where Notre Dame was constructed.

=<span style="background-color: #ffa99c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Floor plan and Illustrations** =

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= <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; vertical-align: sub;">//**Links**// = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">ISABEL ARENAS <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">SEBASTIAN MOLINA <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">ALEJANDRA RODRIGUEZ