France is furious over a few stained-glass windows in Notre-Dame
American presidents have libraries to preserve their legacy. The French prefer glass. Francois Mitterrand gave the Louvre its ...
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Notre Dame Cathedral (A Local’s Guide to Visiting)
For lovers of architecture, Notre Dame Cathedral is an important site. It’s one of the best-known Gothic cathedrals in the ...
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Can Notre Dame Cathedral still be a place of faith if it only draws the converted?
Entering the restored Notre Dame means rediscovering the cathedral's very essence. Gothic architecture was never meant to be a dark, Platonic cave where a hidden light source merely casts shadows.
Tired of the crowds? These 15 hidden gems are even better
Banning Airbnbs and cruise ships. Taxing visitor stays. Capping attendance figures. Has tourism become a dirty word in 2025?
The lesser-known romantic city breaks for Valentine’s Day getaways, away from the crowds
Trade in the crowds for some quiet one-on-one time with these equally romantic but less hyped-up European cities ...
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The Best Places To Picnic In Paris
You must go on a picnic while in Paris. But the location can make or break your experience. Here are the best places for ...
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Their kinship sealed by fire, St. John the Divine brings Notre Dame to life in exhibition
Two churches across the Atlantic from one another share similar stories. Notre Dame and St. John the Divine are both symbols ...
She Was Chosen to Help Rebuild Notre-Dame. Then Fire Hit Her Adopted City, Too.
Claire Tabouret, an artist in Los Angeles, was chosen to create new stained glass windows for the Paris cathedral. She never ...
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Notre-Dame ‘both secular and religious’ site for the nation
In France, there are some very poor churches, so laïcité is “not an ideal” funding model that other countries should adopt, a Tablet webinar on the re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the ...