1 min walk · Paris 4e Arrondissement
square Jean-XXIII
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Historic monument · Paris 4e Arrondissement, Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
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Opening hours
| Monday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
| Thursday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
| Friday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
| Saturday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
| Sunday | 07:50 – 19:00 |
Checked 2026-08-31 · Source
Access and facilities
- Accessible toilets · Available
- Pushchair access · Available
- Step-free access · Available
- Toilets · Available
Read from the OpenStreetMap access tags; anything not listed has no tag recorded.
Set the group type to family in the planner and the day window contracts to about three quarters of a solo day.
- Today
- Open today, 07:50 – 19:00
- Visit duration
- 1 hour
- Accessibility
- Step-free
- Price
- €0.00 per person
- Standing
- Must see · Heritage site
- Rank
- Rank 2 of 7,605
Place details and sources
This place is a Attraction. It opened in 2024. It was built in the French Gothic architecture style. It was designed by Pierre de Montreuil. It is built of dimension stone. It carries the classified historical monument heritage designation.
- Official website
- www.notredamedeparis.fr Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Telephone
- +33 1 42 34 56 10 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Address
- Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II, 6, 75004, Paris OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Wheelchair access
- Limited OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Short name
- Notre-Dame OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Building
- Cathedral OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Heritage grade
- Grade 2 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Type of place
- Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Established
- 1163 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Heritage designation
- classified historical monument Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architectural style
- French Gothic architecture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Religion
- Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Material
- dimension stone Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Height
- 69 m Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Opened
- 2024 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architect
- Pierre de Montreuil Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architect
- Jean Ravy Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architect
- Raymond du Temple Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architect
- Pierre de Chelles Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architect
- Jean de Chelles Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Wikipedia article
- Notre-Dame de Paris Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09
About Notre-Dame de Paris
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is the historic cathedral on Île de la Cité, where the west façade, soaring nave, rose windows and restored liturgical spaces make the building more than a quick photograph stop. Its identity is inseparable from worship: visitors enter a living place of Catholic prayer, not simply a monument. The cathedral’s major religious treasures include the Crown of Thorns, a nail from the True Cross and a sliver of the Cross. The Crown of Thorns returned to Notre-Dame on 13 December 2024. Entry to the nave is free, with an optional free reservation. The island setting places the cathedral within Paris's historic river landscape.
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What's inside
Inside, look first at the three rose windows, then give your eyes time to adjust across the nave. The great organ, built by François Thierry in the eighteenth century, has more than eight thousand pipes; it was water-damaged during the fire but saved. Eight bells hang in the north tower, while four nineteenth-century bells were recast in 2013. The cathedral also preserves the Crown of Thorns, a nail from the True Cross and a sliver of the Cross. These details reward a slow circuit because the building’s scale can otherwise flatten into one grand impression. The organ and bells add sound and structure to the cathedral's visual story.
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How long to spend
Allow about one hour for the cathedral interior, with extra time if the entrance queue is moving slowly. The square in front and Square Jean XXIII behind the east end each deserve roughly fifteen minutes. Use the garden to understand the flying buttresses as structure rather than façade decoration. If you add the tower route, budget about another hour: access is separately ticketed and the climb involves roughly 300 steps. A reservation queue, security checks, worship and crowd density can all extend the visit beyond the time spent looking inside. Build in extra time when combining the cathedral with nearby Île de la Cité sights.
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Season and crowds
The recorded operator schedule lists 07:50–19:00 every day, but the operator’s visitor guidance also notes that ordinary patterns can differ: Thursday may run later and weekends are often around 08:15–19:30. Services take priority over sightseeing access, so the posted time is not a promise of uninterrupted viewing. Early arrival is useful for a quieter interior and for protecting time if queues build. Worship, events, maintenance, weather and security may alter access on the day, making flexibility particularly valuable around major services. Morning access can also leave more room for an unexpected queue or altered entrance arrangement.
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Tickets
Nave admission is free, and the operator describes reservations as free and optional. The recorded admission row is therefore PER_PERSON with an amount of 0 EUR and should be read as the price of ordinary cathedral entry. Do not treat that amount as covering every experience: tower access uses a separate ticket, while special tours, exhibitions or upgrades may have their own terms. If the purpose of your stop is prayer or the nave visit, no paid admission is recorded for that base route. Free entry applies to the ordinary nave visit, not automatically to separately managed experiences.
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Getting there
Approach Notre-Dame from Île de la Cité via Metro Cité or Saint-Michel; the named rail option is RER B or RER C to Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame. From the stations, allow time for the pedestrian approach, crowd control and security around the parvis. The operator’s accessibility guidance identifies step-free entrances or public approaches, lifts where required and accessible toilets serving principal visitor areas. Pushchair access is also recorded, although the complete visitor route should not be assumed to be step-free. The approach across the island is part of the arrival, so retain time for the final pedestrian section.
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What to watch out for
Remember that Notre-Dame remains an active place of worship. Services, ceremonies and events can take precedence over sightseeing, while maintenance, weather and security can change the ordinary access pattern. Expect historic surfaces, queues and checks near the principal entrance, and leave room for mobility needs or a slower approach. Step-free access is recorded for entrances or public approaches, lifts where required, accessible toilets and pushchairs, but this does not establish that every threshold, chapel or tower route is step-free. Follow on-site directions and staff instructions. The tower route is a distinct physical and ticketing experience from the nave.
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Photography
For a view that explains the building, walk behind the cathedral to Square Jean XXIII: the east end and flying buttresses read clearly there, while the parvis gives you the classic west-front composition. The west façade faces roughly west, so later afternoon light can describe its stone more strongly than flat morning light. Inside, frame the three rose windows and expose for the coloured glass rather than the darker nave. Keep the camera discreet in this working church, and do not use flash where it is prohibited or where staff instructions restrict photography. The exterior and interior offer deliberately different photographic subjects: structure outside, coloured glass inside.
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Common questions
What are the regular hours?
The recorded operator schedule is 07:50–19:00 daily; the operator also notes later Thursday patterns and weekends often around 08:15–19:30, with services taking priority.
What is base admission?
Ordinary nave entry is free: the recorded charge is PER_PERSON, 0 EUR. Reservations are free and optional; tower access is separately ticketed.
Is the complete route step-free?
No complete step-free route is established. Step-free entrances or approaches, lifts where required, accessible toilets and pushchair access serve principal visitor areas.
Which public transport is named?
Use Metro Cité or Saint-Michel, or RER B or RER C to Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame, followed by the pedestrian approach to Île de la Cité.
Can operations alter access?
Yes. Worship, services, ceremonies, events, maintenance, weather and security can change ordinary visitor access.
Are premium products included?
No. The free nave entry does not include the separately ticketed tower route or any special tours, exhibitions or upgrades.
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