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2015-09-04-Paris, FR-The Gargoyles and Chimeras of Notre Dame
During our first visit to Notre Dame a few days ago the queue to climb the cathedral's south tower was very long so we skipped it, resolving to return another day to make the climb. This we did today. Again, the queue was long but the wait was more than worth it. We climbed the bell tower's 425 stairs to the top and were rewarded with panoramas of Paris in all directions. On the way up, we got close up views of the cathedral's famous gargoyles and chimeras as well as the giant bells that Victor Hugo's deformed fictional character Quasimodo rang in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
An angel watching over Notre Dame Cathedral
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Chimera-Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Chimera, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Chimera scans Paris, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Chimeras, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Chimeras, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Iron filigree decorating the roof line of the Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Chimeras, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Bell Tower-Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Giant Bell Knocker, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Looking up into the south tower of the Cathedral of Notre Dame
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Cathedral of Notre Dame Bell Tower
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Gargoyle, Cathedral of Notre Dame
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The scariest gargoyle of them all
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