Our classical music series How to Listen continues with Guillaume de Machaut’s “Messe de Notre Dame,” a mysterious beauty we can't get out of our heads.

PARIS — Even though it was one of France’s most iconic sites, Notre-Dame cathedral suffered years of neglect and struggled to find the millions it needed for urgent renovations before it was ...

Notre Dame, Reims, France, World War I In 1914, during World War I, more than two dozen German shells hit this cathedral. The wooden scaffolding was set on fire, which in turn lit the oak of the roof.

Notre Dame Cathedral is a seminal touchstone of French history, art and culture, and seeing it sustain devastating damage in a huge fire on Monday sent shockwaves of grief throughout France and ...

Notre Dame officially reopens on Dec. 7, ... Notre Dame is older than France itself. ... French kings had traditionally been coronated at Reims Cathedral in the Champagne region.

CNA Staff, Aug 1, 2024 / 15:11 pm. In anticipation of the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, seven French pilgrimages began on July 28 to meet at the medieval Catholic cathedral in September.