Notre Dame de Paris was built with vaulted ceilings that were not only breathtakingly beautiful but exceptionally strong and stable. Architects and stonemasons who successfully designed and built the vaulted ceiling inside Notre Dame carried out an impressive feat for that era.

As the cathedral of the archdiocese of Paris, Notre-Dame contains the cathedra or seat of the archbishop of Paris (currently Laurent Ulrich). In the early 21st century, about 12 million people visited Notre-Dame annually, making it the most visited monument in Paris.

Jan 24, 2025 · Rising to a height of 35 meters (115 feet), the vaulted ceiling is supported by slender ribbed columns and intricate flying buttresses that distribute the weight outward. The 2019 fire destroyed the roof structure and many of the vaults collapsed. These were completely rebuild in the years after.

Dec 5, 2024 · Hundreds of centuries-old oak trees were felled for the rebuilding project. Artisans and craftsmen also fixed holes in the ceiling, laid new stonework, restored 17th-century oil paintings,...

Dec 8, 2024 · The vaulted ceiling of Notre Dame Cathedral, before France’s iconic cathedral formally reopens its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark...

Spanning ten bays, it is lined with massive stone pillars that draw the eye upward, emphasizing verticality—a hallmark of Gothic design intended to inspire awe and a sense of the divine. The ingenious use of rib vaults creates a strong yet airy ceiling, with intersecting arches that distribute weight to the supporting columns.

Nov 29, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic, but sometimes interrupted, reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed itself anew to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework …

Nov 29, 2024 · PARIS — After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new...

Dec 5, 2024 · The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris always makes a powerful impression on me. Doesn’t it look like a vessel in the shape of a cross set on the Île de la Cité ? The sanctuary is considered a leading example of French Gothic architecture.

Dec 2, 2024 · The vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, France, November 29, 2024. Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/via Reuters 7 | 27