Notre-Dame de Paris
is really Notre-Dame de Paris, Île-de-France
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The great Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, modelled in the game at full scale with a fully climbable exterior.
The real place
Notre-Dame was built between 1163 and about 1260. The game gives it a spire, though in 1789 there was none: the medieval spire was taken down in 1786, and the one that burned in 2019 dated from the 1860s. After the fire the cathedral reopened in December 2024.
Visiting
Entry is free; book a time slot online to skip the queue. The towers are open for climbing again by timed ticket.
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