Elsewhere on Île de la Cité (one of only two natural Seine River Islands which remain to this day), Hôtel Dieu is the oldest hospital in Paris and is alleged to have been in operation in some form or another since the 7th-century! But… Gargoyle or Chimera… or Grotesque?
For example, the Crown of Thorns relic (which was actually in Notre Dame until the fire in April 2019) was actually originally housed within the walls of Saint Chapelle.Ī staggering feat of Medieval engineering, the sumptuous Sainte Chapelle features literal walls of glass depicting biblical scenes. Nearby, there are many other establishments which were created during the Middle Ages. where the Romans established the settlement which would one day become the Paris we all know today, the Notre Dame Cathedral has stood in pride of place for well over eight centuries and was one of the first great Gothic Stone Cathedrals of the Middle Ages. Located in the very heart of what was once Lutetia, i.e. Enjoyed reading about the chimerae and gargoyles of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral? Pin this article now, read it again later:.Stryge, the ‘spitting Gargoyle’ of Notre Dame de Paris.
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