Wikipedia:Picture of the day/May 27, 2005
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View of Paris from the Notre-Dame showing the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower. The Notre-Dame de Paris is a gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in Paris, France. The cathedral is probably best known from Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which was first published in 1831. The gargoyle pictured here is a non-functional 19th century addition by restorer Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and postdates Hugo's novel. Photo credit: Michael Reeve |