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Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

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Notre-Dame de Paris , also called Notre-Dame Cathedral is a cathedral church in Paris. It is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and is distinguished for its size, antiquity, and architectural interest. Notre-Dame de Paris is built on the Île de la Cité (City Island) in the very center of Paris . It is quite hard to imagine the Île de la Cité without the Notre-Dame Cathedral.  Photo by Fadzil Hisham France is the most visited country in the world and the Notre-Dame Cathedral is the most visited monument within the Paris city limits, not the  Eiffel Tower . Towering at a height of 69 meters (226 feet), the cathedral is one of the most important landmarks of the French Capital. The construction began in 1163, during the reign of King Louis VII, and was completed in 1345. Notre-Dame de Paris measures 127 meters (length) by 48 meters (width) and the main nave is 43 meter-high under the roof. With such dimensions, it may come as ...

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.

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The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel), is a famous tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower. Photo by Fadzil Hisham Constructed from 1887–1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. Photo by Fadzil Hisham During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monumentto become the tallest man-made structure in the world. The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris . Follow THE MATCH on FACEBOOK