Thursday, December 4, 2025 From 1:00 PM To 2:00 PM Add to Calendar 2025-12-04 13:00:00 2025-12-04 14:00:00 Notre-Dame de Paris - Before the Fire with Russell Kelley (in English) This illustrated lecture will explore the long and eventful history of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, from its foundation in 1163 to the devastating fire on April 15, 2019, which destroyed its attic, roof, and iconic spire. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA America/New_York
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Russell Kelley is Vice President of the Alliance Française Miami Metro where he has curated four series of Zoom lectures about the History and Heritage of France, including one about “The Great Churches of Paris”. He has lived in Paris for more than 30 years – and next to Notre-Dame for the past 20 years – and is the author of The Making of Paris: The Story of How Paris Evolved from a Fishing Village into the World’s Most Beautiful City (Lyons Press, 2021).
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