Notre-Dame de Paris
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Summary
Notre-Dame de Paris is a Catholic cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of catholic cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50,749 views/month, #2 of 765).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Quartier Notre-Dame[4], 4th arrondissement of Paris[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Instance of: minor basilica[7], tourist attraction[8]
- Architect: Jean de Chelles[9], Pierre de Montreuil[10], Pierre de Chelles[11], Jean Ravy[12], Raymond du Temple[13]
- Founder: Maurice de Sully[14]
- Owned by: French State[15]
- Named after: Mary[16]
- Architectural style: French Gothic architecture[17], Early Gothic architecture[18], Rayonnant[19], classic gothic[20]
- Made from material: dimension stone[21]
- Location: île de la Cité[22]
- Postal code: 75004[23]
- Commons category: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris[24]
- Patron saint: Mary[25]
- Has part(s): South rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris[26], gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris[27], frame of Notre-Dame de Paris[28], Baroque chancel of Notre-Dame de Paris[29], Portail du Jugement Dernier of Notre-Dame de Paris[30], Portail de la Vierge of Notre-Dame de Paris[31], Portail Sainte Anne of Notre-Dame de Paris[32], west facade of Notre-Dame de Paris[33]
- Inception: 1163[34]
- Located on street: parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II[35]
- Located in/on physical feature: île de la Cité[36]
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris[37]
- Significant event: 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris[38], dedication[39], consecration[40], coronation of Napoleon I[41], reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris[42], 8th centenary of Notre-Dame de Paris[43], Decretum "De titulo Basilicae Minoris"[44]
- Dedicated to: Mary[45]
- Official website: https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/[46], https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Notre-Dame de Paris[48]
- Commons gallery: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris[49]
- Maximum capacity: 9000[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Notre-Dame de Paris include pont Notre-Dame[51], an arch bridge[52], in France[53], founded in 1919[54]; Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame[55], an underground railway station[56], in France[57], founded in 1900[58]; and parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II[59], a square[60], in France[61].
Why It Matters
Notre-Dame de Paris has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include pont Notre-Dame[51], an arch bridge[52], in France[53], founded in 1919[54]; Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame[55], an underground railway station[56], in France[57], founded in 1900[58]; and parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II[59], a square[60], in France[61].