May 30, 2026 · 8:50 AM
Notre-Dame de Paris: How Medieval Engineers Built the World's Most Famous Cathedral Over 182 Years
In 1163, Bishop Maurice de Sully broke ground on a cathedral that would take 182 years to finish — pioneering the flying buttress, suspending 1,300 oak beams in a forest above the nave, and surviving revolution, war, and fire to reopen in December 2024.
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