Notre Dame Picture

Notre Dame Picture - Notre Dame Cathedral from the side facing the Seine River.

Notre Dame de Paris (French for "Our Lady of Paris", means the church in Paris dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus) often known simply as Notre Dame, is a gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the le de la Cit island in Paris.

Notre Dame Picture - looking at Notre Dame Cathedral from the Seine River.

Construction of Notre Dame began in 1163 and was finished in 1345.

Notre Dame Picture - gargoyle looking at Paris from the top of Notre Dame.

You can see Sacre-Coeur in the distance at the top, middle of the picture.