Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A constant queue marks the entrance to the
Tours de Notre Dame
, the cathedral's bell
towers. Climb the 400-odd spiralling steps to the top of the western facade of the North
Tower, where you'll find yourself on the rooftop
Galerie des Chimères
(Gargoyles
Gallery), face-to-face with frightening and fantastic gargoyles, and a spectacular view of
Paris. In the South Tower, under renovation at the time of writing, hangs Emmanuel
,
the
cathedral's original 13-tonne bell. In 2013, to celebrate Notre Dame's 850th anniversary, the
cathedral was kitted out with nine new bells - each named, of course - to complement Em-
manuel
.
At the same time, the four less-tuneful bells added in 1856 were taken down and
displayed for posterity in
square Jean XXIII
, the grassy park behind the cathedral.
DON'T MISS…
Rose windows
Treasury
Bell towers
Square Jean XXIII
Flying buttresses
PRACTICALITIES
01 53 10 07 00
6 place du Parvis Notre Dame, 4e
cathedral free, towers adult/child €8.50/free, treasury €2/1
cathedral 7.45am-6.45pm Mon-Sat, to 7.15pm Sun, towers 10am-6.30pm, to 11pm Fri & Sat Jul & Aug
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