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Notre-Dame de Paris — The Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, built from 1163 to 1345
A building site of nearly two centuries, opened when Paris was becoming a capital, and which served the kingdom as a hall as much as a church: the victory of Bouvines was sung there and the first Estates General held there before it was even finished. (Editorial synthesis)
Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Notre-Dame de Paris ended in 1345 (Julian calendar). (source: BnF)
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