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Notre Dame sits along the Seine, which curves leisurely through Paris.
Charlemagne's descendants fought amongst themselves as
well, so just before the turn of the first Christian millennium
the time was ripe in Paris for a new king to emerge. Thus
came Hugues Capet who founded the Capetian Dynasty that
lasted in direct male lineage for more than 300 years.
It's important to remember that the territory of Francia
then does not correspond to the map of France today. At
the time of Hugues Capet, it encompassed Paris and more
or less what is now the region of Île de France. In fact, Gaul
was a feudal society marked by regions, each with its own
dialect, culture and governance. But as the centuries rolled
on, and as the Capetians expanded their domains into these
regions, Paris, with a population numbering about 20,000,
grew in importance.
It was around 1163, at the time of the Capetians, that the
construction of the Cathedral of Notre Dame began. It took
about 150 years to be completed and still stands, as does the
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