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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
Professional 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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