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Day: April 16, 2019

Posted on April 16, 2019

Notre Dame

“Notre-Dame de Paris: depuis Viollet-le-Duc, le monument de tous les chantiers” : http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/notre-dame-de-paris-depuis-viollet-le-duc-le-monument-de-tous-les-chantiers-20190415

Posted on April 16, 2019

L’histoire de Notre Dame

“Notre-Dame de Paris, un monument au cœur de plus de 850 ans d’histoire de France” : http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/notre-dame-de-paris-un-monument-au-coeur-de-plus-de-850-ans-d-histoire-de-france-20190415

Posted on April 16, 2019

Notre Dame

“Incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris: ce que l’on sait, le feu est maîtrisé, les ouvriers du chantier entendus” : http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/incendie-de-notre-dame-de-paris-ce-que-l-on-sait-la-piste-accidentelle-privilegiee-les-ouvriers-du-chantiers-entendus-20190416

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