Notre Dame

These are pictures from one of the most famous churches in the world. It is called "Notre Dame de Paris" "Notre Dame" means Our Lady and is a very common name for churches in some places. "de Paris" means in Paris -- so you know which Notre Dame we are talking about.

Here I am, in front of the western face of the church. It is 69 meters (more than 226 feet) tall! This church is more than thirty times taller than I am!



Inside, the church is somewhat dark, and very big. It is made of stone, and sounds are a lot more noticeable.

People have been singing music in Notre Dame for almost a thousand years! Here is a picture of the kind of music they sang when this church is new. It looks different from modern music, but you can still see where the music goes up or down.



In some places, this church displays beautiful things that have been used in the past and for fancy occasions. Here is a set of candlesticks, a cup and a platter that we saw. Do you see the spikes on the candlesticks? They hold big candles on special occasions.



When you are inside the church, the windows glow with beautiful pictures. Here are some of my favorites.







Do you see the round window at the top of this picture and the shape of the two smaller windows just below? Now look at the next picture of the outside of the church. Do you see the same shapes? This is where the window is!



The last picture for today is of a funny little house near Notre Dame. Do you know the Mother Goose poem about the crooked house?




There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse.
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.