Notre Dame de Paris: it’s iconic status in French History lecture by Carole Petipher.

In December 2024, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, often referred to as the Soul of the City, reopened to the public after a devastating fire had threatened to destroy it 5 years earlier. A seemingly impossible target had been set by the French President to rebuild; yet huge sums of donated money and teams of expert restorers ensured the timescale was met.

Such is the symbolic power of this cultural icon in the psyche of the French people and indeed people beyond.

 14 May 2026
 8.00 pm

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