1. Notre Dame de Paris (Its means in French Our Lady of Paris ), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral , is a Gothic, Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France.

2. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra (official chair) .

3. . Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in France and in Europe.

4. It was restored and saved from destruction by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc , one of France's most famous architects.

5. Notre Dame de Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress (arched exterior supports)

6. The cathedral suffered desecration during the radical phase of the French Revolution in the 1790s, when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. During the 19th century, an extensive restoration project was completed, returning the cathedral to its previous state.

7. Notre Dame’s map