History of Paris flooded the church with light. This style, which later was named Gothic, was copied by other Paris churches: the Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and quickly spread to England and Germany. An even more ambitious building project, a new cathedral for Paris, was begun by bishop Maurice de Sully in about 1160, and it continued for two centuries. The first stone of the choir of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris was laid in 1163, and the altar was consecrated in 1182. The façade was built between 1200 and 1225, and the two towers were built
1911 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15 Havre, 30 July 1911 — Le Havre to Paris, 1911 Tour de France, Stage 9 to Stage 15 The 1911 Tour de France was the 9th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris on 2 July and Stage 9 occurred on 18 July with a mountainous stage from Perpignan. The race finished in Paris on 30 July. 18 July 1911 — Perpignan to Luchon, 20 July 1911 — Luchon to Bayonne, 22 July 1911 — Bayonne to La Rochelle, 23 July 1911 — La Rochelle to Brest, 26 July 1911 — Brest