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
Concours de façades de la ville de Paris sole rue Réaumur, the contest was finally extended to the whole of Paris. Concours de façades de la ville de Paris The concours de façades de la ville de Paris was an architecture competition organized by the city of Paris at the very end of the 19th century. The contest was held annually between 1898 and the late 1930s, with an interruption during World War I. It recognized several buildings completed during the year. The contest was set up after the creation of the rue Reaumur made in 1897. The city of Paris took inspiration from in the 1890s to