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 Ménestrel it had two serious competitors, "Le Ménestrel" established in 1833 and Maurice Schlesinger's "Gazette Musicale" established in 1834. "Le Ménestrel" was founded by the Paris publisher Joseph-Hippolyte l'Henry, with the first edition (printed by Poussièlgue) appearing on 1 December 1833. In 1835, Schlesinger bought "La Revue Musicale" from Fétis and merged the two journals into "La Revue et gazette musicale de Paris". Until "La Revue et Gazette" ceased publication in 1880, "Le Ménestrel" was to be its main rival in terms of influence and breadth of coverage. E. D'Arlhac took over the directorship of "Le Ménestrel" in July 1835, but