Longitudinal section through two original bays of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral / Engraving, 19th century

France / Gothic architecture Interior view (longitudinal section) of two original bays of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral and one bay that was rebuilt in the 13th century. (Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Paris on the Île de la Cité. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is one of the largest cathedrals in the Western world. Construction began on the initiative of Bishop Maurice de Sully and spanned more than two centuries, from 1163 to the mid-14th century). From: ‘Historical and Archaeological Study of the Cathedral and the Bishop’s Palace of Paris from the 6th to the 12th Century’ by Victor Mortet (1855–1914), Alphonse Picard, bookseller and publisher (Paris), 1888.

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1888

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