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The Notre Dame Cathedral, full name is actually Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, which means, "Our Lady of Paris"is a cathedral in Paris France. It’s construction began in 1163 and almost completed by 1250, Notre Dame is an important example of French architecture, sculpture and stained glass.

The Notre Dame Cathedral is the most popular monument in Paris and in all of France, it is even in front the Eiffel Tower with 13 million visitors each year. But the famous cathedral is also a Catholic church, a place of pilgrimage, and the focal point for Catholicism in France - religious events of national significance still take place there.

Notre-Dame's first version was a "magnificent church" built by Childebert I, the king of the Franks in 528, and was already the cathedral of the city of Paris in the 10th century. However, in 1160, having become the "parish church of the kings of Europe," Bishop Maurice de Sully deemed the building unworthy of its lofty role, and had it demolished.

Today the Notre Dame Cathedral is over all a church. One of the most popular places visited to this day, visitors should be prepared to climb a 140 step staircase to see a beautiful glimpse of Paris.