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Notre Dame
3 A vision of stained-glass rose windows, flying buttresses and frightening gar-
goyles, Paris' glorious cathedral on the larger of the two inner-city islands is
the city's geographic and spiritual heart. This Gothic wonder took nearly 200 years
to build, but would have been demolished following damage during the French Re-
volution had it not been for the popularity of Victor Hugo's timely novel, The Hunch-
back of Notre Dame, which sparked a petition to save it. Climb its 400-odd spiralling
steps for magic rooftop views.
The Islands
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