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Renovation, Restoration and Rebirth: A Notre-Dame Audio Tour
Paris,
France
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Overview
Duration
2h
Languages
English, English
Voucher type
E-Ticket
What To Expect
Notre-Dame de Paris has watched over generations of changing artistic tastes, political upheaval, and religious practices.
On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll find out how the UNESCO World Heritage site has evolved through nearly nine centuries of construction, destruction, and rebirth. Your guide on this audio tour is Lindsey Hansen, a Context Travel expert and art historian specializing in medieval French Gothic architecture.
The tour takes you through Notre-Dame's most significant spaces, including the central nave and the ambulatory chapels with their funerary monuments for France’s elite. During the tour, you’ll learn to spot the difference between original medieval elements, later additions, and recent restorations. You’ll be taught to ”read” the cathedral’s complex history through its architecture.
This tour offers a rare opportunity to trace Notre-Dame’s 900-year evolution, from its medieval origins to its post-fire restoration.
What to remember
Important info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What's included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it. Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata. App for Android and iOS. Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour. Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
What's not included
Smartphone and headphones. Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour. Food and drink . Transportation
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your tour until a day in advance
Provider
VoiceMap Audio Tours
Meeting Point
This tour starts on the square in front of the cathedral. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.