2023-10-31
Notre Dame de Paris (French: Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, is located in the central city of Paris, the capital of the French Republic, located on the central island of the Seine, across the river from Paris City Hall and the Louvre, for the Gothic Christian church building; Founded on March 24, 1163 (four years of Pope Alexander III), it is the Cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris, one of the oldest and most symbolic monuments in the French capital, one of the most famous Gothic cathedrals in Europe, one of the most representative cultural relics and world heritage sites in France, and a landmark of French and European literature and culture.