Notre-Dame Rises From the Ashes

501.926 - 532.167 Michael Kimmelman

Literally. It had been a prehistoric settlement and then was an ancient settlement. The Romans settled there. It was a Gallo-Roman town called Lutetia, occupied by the Parisi. I didn't know any of this. There you go. You're welcome. I hope it's true. And then when the church was there, there was original religious buildings and sanctuaries built on the island over centuries.