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 ...

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

1831: Victor Hugo Novel Published in 1831, Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" featured a host of colourful characters from the gypsy Esmeralda to Quasimodo, but at the centre was ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Victor Hugo helped make the cathedral a symbol of both 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 ...