Question

4.08 Notre-Dame:

Answer 1

1. Which bishop made the decision to build Notre-Dame? =  Maurice de Sully
2. What year did the construction of Notre-Dame begin? = 1163
3. What type of architecture does Notre-Dame display? =  Gothic
4. Notre-Dame has numerous waterspouts carved with grotesque faces. What are the called? = Gargoyles
5. Notre Dame was used as a teaching tool for people who could not attend Universities.  Notre Dame operated as a Cathedral School. This corporation of teachers and students will evolve in 1200 into the University of Paris in an edict by King Philippe-Auguste.
6. The statues in the Gallery of Kings were damaged when the revolutionaries cut off the head of the statues.
7. Who was the author of Notre Dame de Paris? = Victor Hugo
8. Who was the main character of Notre Dame de Paris? Hint: He lived inside the cathedral. = The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
9. Notre Dame is located in Paris on the eastern end of Île de la Cité.
10. Which river flows alongside Notre Dame? = Seine