INTRODUCTION Notre-Dame de Paris French for "Our Lady of Paris"‚ also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame‚ is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris‚ France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque
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Notre dame de Paris is one of the most notable cathedrals in the world. It is the epitome of the beautifully detailed gothic architecture that defined the time of its creation as well as the home to three of the most finely crafted stained glass windows in all of France. It truly is the gem of Paris that sits surrounded by the Sine on the island of Ile-de-la-cite. But Notre Dame is more than just a beautiful piece of architecture‚ it is a place of worship‚ a place that not only transports its visitor
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Mr. Perez September 10‚ 2012 Les Églises de Paris – Notre Dame Introduction * Paris is the capital of France. And yet‚ it is much more. It is the home of Notre Dame Cathedral * A very famous tourist attraction. * Over 13 million people visit it a year * Maurice de Sully‚ bishop of París‚ wanted to build a cathedral church dedicated to the Virgin Mary‚ Construction began in 1163 Why it was built * On 12 October 1160‚ Maurice de Sully was elected bishop of Paris. * He
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame was Hugo’s first novel after a series of successful plays. It is set in 1482 in Paris‚ in and around the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The book tells the story of a poor Gypsy girl‚ La Esmeralda‚ and a misshapen bell-ringer‚ Quasimodo‚ who are both victimized by a corrupt priest (Claude Frollo). The book is largely a work of social criticism. In fifteenth century Paris‚ the townspeople are celebrating the festival of Epiphany where Quasimodo‚ the deformed bell ringer
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+ JMJ Ma. Raisa Dy Pandan 11E English Character Sketch 11/16/11 The Hunchback of Notre Dame None in Paris could have looked more gruesome‚ more frightening‚ than the hunchbacked-bell ringer of the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ Quasimodo. None in Paris could have been more misunderstood as well. Perpetually stooped over‚ with a wart covering most of his left eye‚ deafened by the tolling of church bells and with a generally unkempt appearance‚
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have such an ample platform to subliminally inflict negative race relationship views on children is more than unfortunate. One movie that exemplifies this is the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Through racist personifications and repeated instances of inferiority due to skin color‚ the Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) is an excellent example of how Disney movies can negatively impact children ’s views on racial relations in their own lives. Racial representations have been apparent in many
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reinvention) of lost Roman building techniques and forms‚ thus the term Romanesque. Architectural styles were mastered‚ improved upon‚ and transformed. Magnificent cathedrals such as St. Sernin Cathedral were built in the classic Romanesque design. New architectural styles and building techniques lead to the building of Gothic cathedrals. Most French Gothic churches are immediately recognizable‚ offering gravity-defying stone skeletons surrounded by a forest of freestanding buttresses connected to
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CONSTANTINOPLE AND NOTRE-DAME OF PARIS Arthur de Vassal May 16th‚ 2013 Is it possible to compare two of the most significant religious monuments of our time ? Indeed‚ we will see in this research paper that not only Hagia Sophia of Constantinople and Notre-Dame of Paris are among the most important edifices of cult and history still standing today‚ But that they also present a lot of similarities‚ meaningful connections and make a very interesting pair to compare. We will conduct
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like a caterpillar emerging from it’s chrysalis to reveal a beautiful butterfly‚ occurs when mans sheds the false pretenses he lives under and wipes away the self-fulfilling prophecies to determine who he really is. In the novel‚ The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo‚ many characters experience a rebirth in their life due to the fact that the general Parisian population of the 1400’s have many prejudices embedded into their
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institutions‚ the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College‚ have shared a close connection stemming from their roots. The founder of the University of Notre Dame in 1842 was a priest from the Congregation of Holy Cross (CSC). He was also the driving force behind requesting sisters of CSC be sent just two years later to establish Saint Mary’s Academy‚ an institution that would later be chartered as a college (Saint Mary’s College‚ 2017 and University of Notre Dame‚ 2017). At first glance‚ it
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