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Why Notre Dame Matters, The Facts From Wikipedia Editor’s Note: Here’s a just-the-facts recitation of why Notre Dame matters, from the Wikipedia entry. Notre-Dame de Paris, (“Our Lady of Paris”), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, Paris, France. The cathedral is consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Its innovative use of the rib vault and flying buttress,…