Notre Dame de Paris (French for Our Lady of Paris), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris.

It was restored and saved from destruction by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, a famous French architect. The name Notre Dame means « Our Lady » in French, and is frequently used in the names of Catholic church buildings in Francophone countries. Notre Dame de Paris was one of the first Gothic cathedrals, and its construction spanned the Gothic period.

Notre Dame de Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress (arched exterior supports).

The cathedral suffered desecration during the radical phase of the French Revolution  in the 1790s, when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. During the 19th century, an extensive restoration project was completed, returning the cathedral to its previous state.

More than ever a symbol of Paris established in our time, and far from being a museum, the cathedral is, from its origins, the house of God and House of Men …

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