Notre Dame Cathedral: One of the most visited landmarks in Paris BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/notre-dame-cathedral-one-of-the-most-visited-landmarks-in-paris-38017967.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article38017964.ece/96154/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b819c5d8-d455-43a3-a566-d38a0f693fae_1 Email Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. One of the city’s oldest and most recognisable buildings, work began on Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in 1163. The original structure was completed nearly 200 years later, in 1345, and its name literally translates to “Our Lady of Paris”. Some 13 million people now visit the Catholic landmark every year – more than 30,000 every day on average – according to its official website, and it is believed to be one of the most visited … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Cathedral: One of the most visited landmarks in Paris
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Notre-Dame inferno: a history of Paris’s most-visited landmark
0 Have your say Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. One of the city’s oldest and most recognisable buildings, work began on Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in 1163.READ MORE: Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral suffers “colossal damages” in infernoThe original structure was completed nearly 200 years later, in 1345, and its name literally translates to “Our Lady of Paris”.Some 13 million people now visit the Catholic landmark every year - more than 30,000 every day on average - according to its official website, and it is believed to be the most visited structure in the French capital.The first stone of the original structure was laid in front of Pope Alexander III after the Bishop of Paris, Maurice de Sully, proposed the cathedral after his election in 1160.It grew iconic in popular culture through several artistic works, including the Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, … [Read more...] about Notre-Dame inferno: a history of Paris’s most-visited landmark
Notre Dame Cathedral: Most visited landmark in Paris
News / UK and world by Press Association April 15, 2019, 7:40 pm Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. One of the city’s oldest and most recognisable buildings, work began on Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in 1163. The original structure was completed nearly 200 years later, in 1345, and its name literally translates to “Our Lady of Paris”. Some 13 million people now visit the Catholic landmark every year – more than 30,000 every day on average – according to its official website, and it is believed to be the most visited structure in the French capital. The first stone of the original structure was laid in front of Pope Alexander III after the Bishop of Paris, Maurice de Sully, proposed the cathedral after his election in 1160. It grew iconic in popular culture through several artistic works, including the Victor Hugo novel The … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Cathedral: Most visited landmark in Paris
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London and Manchester have climbed up the rankings in an annual global report into the most expensive cities to live in. Rebounds in the strength of sterling have helped to push London and Manchester up by eight and five places respectively compared with last year in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2019 Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. London now sits in joint 22nd place alongside Melbourne and Milan, with Manchester in joint 51st place with Adelaide, Lyon and Boston. The study looked at the costs of products and services including food, drink, clothing, household supplies, personal care items, home rents, transport, utility bills, education and recreational activities in 133 cities around the world. The survey is designed to help firms calculate cost of living allowances and build compensation packages for expatriates and business travellers. Cities are compared with New York, which is used as a base city. The report said London is still 14% cheaper than New York overall, despite … [Read more...] about These are the world’s most expensive cities
New York named world’s most exciting city
(CNN) — Start spreading the news. New York has been named the most exciting city in the world right now. The Big Apple came out on top in an annual index by global magazine Time Out, beating off competition from the likes of Chicago, Los Angeles, Melbourne and London. Based on surveys of more than 34,000 people in 48 different cities across the globe, the Time Out Index 2019 also indicated that New York was the city most people wanted to visit this year. World leader New York is the city most people want to visit in 2019, according to the Time Out Index. Lukas Kloeppel NYC's high ranking was attributed to its diversity and culture, as well as its world-class restaurant and art scene, with 91% of those surveyed agreeing that there's always something to see or do in the city that never sleeps. Melbourne, which came in second place, scored most highly when it came to happiness, creativity, eating and live music, while third place Chicago was home to the happiest … [Read more...] about New York named world’s most exciting city