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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Reims, France, is a Roman Catholic cathedral of gothic architecture and a major tourist attraction. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.   Thought to be founded in the 5 th  century, a fire destroyed the building in 1210 and it was reconstructed from the 13 th  to the 14 th  century. It received some damage during the French Revolution (1789-1799) and was extensively restored in the 19 th  century. After being severely damaged during the First World War (1914-1818) it was again restored in the 20 th  century.    Since the 1905 law on the separation of church and state, the cathedral has been owned by the French state, and the Catholic church has an agreement with the State for its exclusive use. The French state pays for its restoration and upkeep.   MARTINA NICOLLS MartinaNicollsWebsite    I    Rainy Day Healing    I    Martinasblogs    I   ...

  Reims is 129 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of Paris, taking 45 minutes by train.    It was a major city in the Roman Empire. It was also known as the Coronation City because it was the site of the coronation of the kings of France. Joan of Arc was present at the coronation of Charles VII in July 1429.    With Reims on the Vesle river on the northern edge of the Champagne wine region, it is noted for its champagne production.  MARTINA NICOLLS MartinaNicollsWebsite    I    Rainy Day Healing    I    Martinasblogs    I    Publications    I    Facebook    I    Paris Website    I    Paris blogs    I   Animal Website    I   Flower Website   I   Global Gentlemanliness SUBSCRIBE TO MARTINA NICOLLS FOR NEWS AND UPDATES  Martina Nicolls is an Australian author and international human rights-based ...

  Nine  women artists from the ArTchipel collective  are exhibiting their artworks in the Paris town hall of the 6 th  arrondissement from 14 December 2024 to 13 January 2025. The e xhibition  includes  painting s   and sculptures.   The themes for the collective exhibition are:  eight islands, eight planets, eight universes   – to ” affirm the parallel worlds, underground or celestial, which beat, sing and only ask for our listening to make a symphony. ”   The 9 female artists are: Cyb, Maÿlis de Chambure, Ange Debroise, Tat Duvillier, Marie-Astrid Grivet, Emilie Riggs, Claire Sevaux, Alessandra Solima, and Catherine Webb.   C yb calls h er  pictorial approach " I nsurrection of  C olo u r"   and says,  "Colo u r is what pushes the limit, what finds space and convulses time . "   Maÿlis de Chambure ’s creations suggest escape, inviting the viewer to “wander and get lost in the twists and turns of ...