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==History==
==History==
[[Image:Notre Dame.jpg|right]]
[[Image:Notre Dame.jpg|right]]
Several notable events have occured within the church of Notre Dame. The [[Third Crusade]] was called for in 1185, and it was also the location of many royal weddings and coronations. The most notable coronation took place in 1804, when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] crowned himself emperor.
Several notable events have occurred within the church of Notre Dame. The [[Third Crusade]] was called for in 1185, and it was also the location of many royal weddings and coronations. The most notable coronation took place in 1804, when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] crowned himself emperor.
Beginning in 1789 and throughout the [[French Revolution]], Notre Dame became a target of vandalism, since many people in Paris considered the church a symbol of the old regime. The church was looted, and many of the statues were broken down, including the 28 statues of the Kings' Gallery, located just above the main portals on the western facade. These kings were originally mean to represent the kings of [[Judah]], but they were misinterpreted as kings of France. As part of the anti-Christian aspect of the French Revolution, the Roman Church was deposed from the building, and Notre Dame was declared a "Temple of Reason".
Beginning in 1789 and throughout the [[French Revolution]], Notre Dame became a target of vandalism, since many people in Paris considered the church a symbol of the old regime. The church was looted, and many of the statues were broken down, including the 28 statues of the Kings' Gallery, located just above the main portals on the western facade. These kings were originally mean to represent the kings of [[Judah]], but they were misinterpreted as kings of France. As part of the anti-Christian aspect of the French Revolution, the Roman Church was deposed from the building, and Notre Dame was declared a "Temple of Reason".
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Architecture]]
*[[Architecture]]
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/-English- Notre-Dame de Paris]
*[http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/-English- Notre-Dame de Paris]