The construction of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris began in 1163 and the basic structure was finished in 1345. The building covers a surface area of 6,000 square meters. It is 127 meters in length, 40 meters wide and 33 meters high. Until the mid-13th century it was the largest religious monument in the western world.

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