Question: what important events happened in the cathedral of notre dame?
Answer: 1163: the laying of the first stone. ...  1239: An invaluable relic. ...  1272: a gem of Gothic style. ...  1789: the Temple of Reason. ...  1804: the coronation of Napoleon. ...  1831: Victor Hugo to the rescue. ...  1844: the spire of Viollet-Le-Duc. ...  1944 : a "Magnificat" for the Libération.