Notre-Dame

After recollecting events on the night Notre-Dame caught fire, and the public’s reaction to the news, Agnès Poirier traces the cathedral’s history through key events. From its initial design and construction, through Henri IV’s conversion to Catholicism, the coronation of Napoleon, and Victor Hugo’s campaign to preserve it, to Charles de Gaulle’s funeral, she explores its importance to French culture and the plans made for its restoration.