Notre-Dame de Paris: Then and Now
Gothic cathedral begun in 1163 on the Île de la Cité. A fire in 2019 destroyed its spire and roof; it reopened after restoration in December 2024.
Today
Key facts
| Country today | France |
| Status | Standing |
| Date | 1163 |
| Nearest city on the map | Brussels (about 264 km) |
| Location | 48.853° N, 2.350° E |
Notre-Dame de ParisOpen Notre-Dame de Paris in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Hallstatt culture |
| 323 BC–2 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Constantinus) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Franks |
| 600–799 | Frankish Kingdom |
| 800–899 | Carolingian Empire |
| 900–999 | West Francia |
| 1000–1299 | Kingdom of France |
| 1300–today | France |
Other landmarks nearby
BastilleLost · 1370
Tuileries PalaceLost · 1564
Mont-Saint-MichelStanding · AD 966
Tower of LondonStanding · 1078
Old London BridgeLost · 1209
Aachen CathedralStanding · AD 796
Battles and sites nearby
- Battle of the Catalaunian Plains · AD 451
- Battle of Orléans · 1429
- Battle of the Somme · 1916
- Versailles · 1919