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Notre Dame has shaped the intellectual life of Paris for eight centuries

  • Written by Emily E. Graham, Assistant Professor of Medieval History, Oklahoma State University
Notre Dame has shaped the intellectual life of Paris for eight centuriesProfessional mountain climbers installing synthetic, waterproof tarps over the gutted, exposed exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral.AP Photo/Thibault Camus

The burning wreckage of the 12th-century Notre-Dame de Paris led to an immediate outpouring of grief over the damage to its irreplaceable architecture and works of art.

But as a scholar of medieval...

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