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528
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Construction of the first Notre Dame Cathedral
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1163
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Construction begins on the present Notre-Dame Cathedral after the cornerstone is laid by Pope Alexander III
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19 May 1182
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Consecration of Notre Dame Cathedral
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1186
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Geoffrey Plantagenet dies suddenly in Paris and is buried in Notre-Dame Cathedral
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1190
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Construction of west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral up to rose window
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c. 1200
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A medieval fortress used by Philippe-Auguste (in the SW corner of the present Cour Carrée) becomes known as the Palais du Louvre
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1220
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Creation of the west rose window at Notre Dame
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1225
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West towers erected at Notre Dame Cathedral
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1296
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Construction of radiating chapels at east end of Notre Dame
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1537
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James V of Scotland marries Madeleine of France in Paris
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24 Apr 1558
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Wedding of Francis II and Mary Stuart in Paris
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1646-1780
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Construction of the Church of Saint-Sulpice, with significant interruptions and multiple architects
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1758-90
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Construction of the Panthéon, designed by Jacques-Germain Soufflot and ordered by King Louis XV as the Church of Saint Genevieve
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3 Sep 1783
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Peace of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War
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1793
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Notre Dame plundered and re-dedicated to Reason during the French Revolution
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1793
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The royal collections housed in Paris are opened to the public as the Musée de la République, later to be known as the Musée du Louvre
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2 Dec 1804
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Coronation of Napoleon
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1805
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Notre-Dame Cathedral is given the status of minor basilica
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1806-36
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Construction of the Arc de Triomphe
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1808
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Construction of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
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1831
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Publication of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
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15 Dec 1840
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Napoleon's body passes through the Arc de Triomphe on its way to entombment
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1845
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Major restoration work at Notre Dame Cathedral under Viollet-le-Duc
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1874-82
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Reconstruction of the Hôtel de Ville by architects Théodore Ballu and Édouard Deperthes
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22 May 1885
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Victor Hugo's body is displayed under the Arc de Triomphe the night before burial
