By: Carrie and Joanie
 

    The Notre Dame cathedral was started in 1163 by bishop Maurice de Sully, and completed by 1250.  The west part of the cathedral is a french gothic style with three richly carved portals.  There are transpert fonts from the thirteenth century decorated with two rose windows and circular stain glass windows.  The cathedral is about 900 years old. It played a key role in the story Hunchback of Notre Dame.  The bells are still rung several times each day and night.  The cathedral is a very well known landmark.  The rose windows were the only windows left in the building and the other stained glass was replaced from World War 2.  The famous rose window is the size of the entire nave.  The cathedral is gothic type.  About ten million photographs are taken of the Notre Dame cathedral each year.
 

                          Questions!
 
 

  1. Why do you think people still visit the Notre Dame Cathedral?
 
 

  2. Why do you think that before World War 2, people buried the rose windows, but not the other stained glass?
 
 

  3. Why do you think the author of the Hunchback of Notre Dame picked this certain building to play a key role in the story?