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Crypte archéologique de l'Île de la Cité

Archaeological remains below the Notre-Dame forecourt reveal an earlier layer of Paris.

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7 parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, 75004 Paris, France
Archival photograph of Crypte archéologique de l'Île de la Cité, Paris (2006)

Kurt Raschke · CC BY 2.0; License; Resized and compressed; display crops vary.; Source

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Crypte archéologique de l'Île de la Cité

7 parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, 75004 Paris, France

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7 parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, 75004 Paris, France

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