- Plans
- The Architects of Notre-Dame
- Exterior Architecture
- Interior Architecture
- The Western Facade
- The North Facade and the Cloister Portal
- The Red Door
- The Saint Stephen Portal
- The Portal of the Virgin
- The Saint Anne Portal
- The Last Judgment Portal
- The Bells
- The Stained Glass Windows
- The Roof Structure
- The Spire
Notre-Dame de Paris is the largest religious building constructed in Europe in the 12th century. With an area of 6,000 m², it rises to a height of 69 meters. It is a testament to the technological prowess achieved by the architects of the Middle Ages.
Like most French cathedrals, Notre-Dame de Paris follows a Latin cross plan. Its main façade is oriented west-northwest, and its apse is oriented east-southeast. The cathedral can accommodate up to 9,000 people, including 1,500 in the galleries.
Main Dimensions of the Cathedral
- Overall area: over 6,000 m²
- Length: 127 m
- Width: 48 m
- Height of the towers: 69 m
- Width of the façade: 43.5 m
- Height of the façade without the towers: 45 m
- Length of the choir: 38 m
- Width of the choir: 12 m
- Length of the nave: 60 m
- Width of the central nave: 13 m
- Width of each aisle: 5.9 m
- Height under the nave roof: 43 m
- Height under the vault of the nave and choir: 33 m
- Height under the vault of the outer aisles: 10.1 m
- Height under the vault of the inner aisles: 10.5 m
- Height under the vault of the galleries: 8 m
- Depth (width) of the galleries: 5.9 m
- Length of the transept: 48 m
- Width of the transept: 14 m
- Number of windows: 113
- Number of columns and pillars: 75
- Interior area: 4,800 m²
- Total area: 5,500 m²
- Diameter of the west rose window: 9.70 m
- Diameter of the north and south rose windows: 13.10 m
