Tourism in Paris The Notre-Dame de Paris, is the largest cathedrals in Paris. It was started to be built in 1163 by Maurice de Sully, the then appointed bishop of Paris. The construction campaign was divided into 4 parts, and was done by well-known builders of that era: Jean de Chelles, Pierre de Montreuil, Pierre de Chelles, Jean Ravy, Jean le Bouteiller. It took over 100 years for the Notre-Dame to be built completely. It was built in honour of Virgin Mary, making it a bishop’s church, a canon church and a baptistery. It is one of the main symbols of Paris. It
Le Spleen de Paris specific examples leading to an unexpected conclusion may have influenced Baudelaire in his creation of "Le Spleen de Paris"." Aloysius Betrand's "Gaspard de la nuit": Baudelaire himself is quoted as citing this work as an inspiration for "Paris Spleen". Gustave Flaubert: Magazine article "No ideas but in Crowds: Baudelaire's "Paris Spleen"" cites similarities between the writers in that like Baudelaire, Flaubert held the same motives and intentions in that he too wanted "to write the moral history of the men of my generation – or, more accurately, the history of their feelings." Critical reception: The way in which the poem