Notre-Dame
Guide
Photo: P e z i · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 40–75 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A Gothic cathedral with two square towers, three carved doorways and flying buttresses along its sides. Inside, the restored stone is pale and bright under huge rose windows.
A brief history
Begun in 1163; a fire in 2019 brought down its spire and roof, and it reopened in December 2024 after five years of rebuilding.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning or an hour before closing; a free timed slot online can save queueing (check)
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 40–75 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually 7:45–19:00, later on Thursdays (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The islands and the Left Bank: Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité, then the Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain and the Luxembourg Gardens across the river.
- Dress code
- A working church: dress modestly and keep quiet during Mass
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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