It may be a surprise to learn that the gruesome faced statues most ... of Notre-Dame". Notre-Dame began construction in 1163, but it was almost a century later that the cathedral was considered ...
The Musée National du Moyen Age, in partnership with INRAP, presents an exhibition on the medieval sculptural decor of ...
The fact that something as fragile as glass supports so much stone is an amazing part of the cathedral's design. Notre-Dame's gargoyles are very famous. These ugly-looking statues are there for a ...
Instead, the cathedral hosted festivals celebrating ... In 1792, revolutionaries also decapitated 28 statues from Notre Dame’s facade, mistaking them for French monarchs. They were actually ...