Keywords: The new spire of Notre Dame de Paris, 1865.jpg Artwork In 1844 after having undergone structural and aesthetic damage during earlier Parisian political revolutions the Notre Dame Cathedral was renovated under the direction of architect Viollet-le-Duc The work done on the exterior of the cathedral such as the addition of the new spire shown here consisted mainly of the restoration of sculptures gargoyles and the general façade of the monument This photograph was taken in 1865 by Charles Marville who became well-known for capturing images of the older Parisian quarters prior to urbanization 1865 photograph Institution Brown University Library object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1085058724155875 PD-old-100 Photographs of Paris by Charles Marville Images of Paris from the Brown University Library Roofs of Notre-Dame de Paris 1865 in Paris 1865 photographs 19th-century photographs of Paris Historical photographs of Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris in the 1860s |