Victor Hugo helped make the cathedral a symbol of Paris and France when he used it as a setting for his 1831 novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". Quasimodo, the main character, has been portrayed ...

When Tomas van Houtryve walked into Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral four years ago, he was wearing a hazmat suit and looking through a massive hole in its ceiling. At first you notice “all its ...

Increasing international awareness of the historic building was its use as a setting for Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame." ...

Parisians gathered at the Pont de la Tournelle near Notre Dame Cathedral to sing hymns, after a huge fire destroyed much of the structure’s roof and spire. Image: AFP/Getty This weekend the ...

Paris was abuzz with excitement after the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral reopened after a devastating fire. The April 2019 blaze broke out in the church's roof space, destroying its iconic spire and ...

With the 1831 publication of Victor Hugo’s novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” came renewed interest in restoring its structure, a grand effort which took place between 1844 and 1864.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. After a series of official ceremonies aiming to celebrate its recovery from a devastating fire in 2019 ...

Parisians watched in horror in 2019 as flames ravaged Notre Dame, a landmark famed as the setting for Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame and one of the world's most-visited monuments.

Chantal Da Silva Reporting from Paris Members of the public eager to visit Notre Dame now that the famed cathedral is officially open can now book tickets online, at no cost, of course.

The doors of the newly restored Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral were officially reopened to the public during a ceremony Saturday evening just over five years after a blaze ravaged the iconic ...

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire in 2019 nearly destroyed Paris' beloved 12th-century cathedral. World leaders — including President-elect Donald ...

After a few decades of neglect, the cathedral’s darkened and decayed state inspired Victor Hugo to write “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” in 1831. This likewise inspired a new idea of the ...