Proof that I WAS THERE!!! :)
An Observation from the side of the church
Look at the AMAZING detail of the front of this landmark!
Filled with glorious stained glass throughout.
This is one of the many side alcoves set up as shrines and places for meditation and worship. The Notre Dame church is one of Paris' landmark stops. As was the tone of our entire visit, it was a quick stop on our first day, so some of this sacred visit seems like a blur. We only had maybe a 45 minute stay here at this site and felt completely rushed through.
The church's cornerstone was laid in the year 1163, during the reign of Louis VII, and construction was finally completed in 1345. During the French revolution, many of the beautiful statues were plundered and beheaded and a great deal of the treasures were also plundered and sold into the angry streets. It was also feared, during WWII, that the German armies would try to bomb the site, as is a theme I found prevalent throughout the tour, and lose all of the gorgeous stained glass. They also feared that the bells would be removed and melted for warfare. On September 11, 1939, the stained glass windows were all removed and stored until everything was deemed safe and they were all replaced back to their original set-up. By looking at the pictures...CAN YOU IMAGINE????
All this AND a Hunchback??? Seriously?
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