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"There she is. Notre-Dame de Paris. And notice the color — that stone is PALE. Almost glowing. For most of living memory this building was gray with soot, and now it looks the way it did when it was young. You're looking at something eight hundred years old that is also, in large part, brand new. You know why. In April twenty nineteen the roof and the spire burned while the whole planet watched."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
Follow the full The Islands & the River route.
Hear the full story at Notre-Dame Cathedral
This is just one of 9 stops on the The Islands & the River tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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