Notre Dame
Gothic French cathedral
Notre Dame is French for "Our Lady," referring to the Virgin Mary.
The term names many Catholic churches and institutions dedicated to her—most famously the medieval cathedral in Paris and the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
In American usage, Notre Dame often refers specifically to the university or its athletic teams: Notre Dame is playing USC this weekend.
Fictional deformed cathedral bellringer
- EsmeraldaSpanish for emerald
- 1831A specific past year
- novelNew and unusual
- RomanticismEmotion-centered artistic movement
Phoebus · bell-ringer · adaptation · Disney · musical · gargoyle · deformity · obsession
External arched wall supports
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- gargoylesDecorative architectural waterspouts
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
- stained glassColored window art
tracery · pinnacle · ogive · trefoil · quatrefoil · finial · clerestory · spire
Notre Dame athletes
- South BendNorthern Indiana municipality
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- footballField sport with goals
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
scholarship · academics · Rudy · athletics · college · research · private university · Lou Holtz
Church's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- apseVaulted church recess
- altarSacred ritual table
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
choir · bell tower · crypt · organ · Mass · liturgy · vespers · clergy
French nineteenth-century novelist
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- EsmeraldaSpanish for emerald
- bell-ringerOne who sounds chimes
- PhoebusGreek god personifying sunlight
sanctuary · bells · tower · novel · Disney · musical · gargoyle · outcast
Parisian island in Seine
- SeineMajor French waterway
- Latin QuarterParisian intellectual district
- Left BankParis's intellectual quarter
- HaussmannNapoleon III's urban planner
Cultural arm of UN
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- iconPictorial screen symbol
symbol · masterpiece · grandeur · postcard · photography · cultural treasure · historic · architecture
Final pre-pandemic year
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- restorationReturning something to condition
- donationsGifts to organizations
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
reconstruction · lead · salvage · rebuild · tragedy · resilience · phoenix · crown of thorns
Quasimodo
Fictional deformed cathedral bellringer
Romanticism · Phoebus · bell-ringer · adaptation · Disney · musical · gargoyle · deformity · obsession · tragedy
flying buttresses
External arched wall supports
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- gargoylesDecorative architectural waterspouts
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
stained glass · tracery · pinnacle · ogive · trefoil · quatrefoil · finial · clerestory · spire · medieval
Fighting Irish
Notre Dame athletes
- South BendNorthern Indiana municipality
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- footballField sport with goals
campus · scholarship · academics · Rudy · athletics · college · research · private university · Lou Holtz · green and gold
nave
Church's main interior
chancel · choir · bell tower · crypt · organ · Mass · liturgy · vespers · clergy · bishop
Victor Hugo
French nineteenth-century novelist
- hunchbackSpinal deformity causing stooping
- EsmeraldaSpanish for emerald
- bell-ringerOne who sounds chimes
Phoebus · sanctuary · bells · tower · novel · Disney · musical · gargoyle · outcast · tragedy
Île de la Cité
Parisian island in Seine
- SeineMajor French waterway
- Latin QuarterParisian intellectual district
- Left BankParis's intellectual quarter
Haussmann · Sorbonne · arrondissement · Parisian · medieval Paris
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- tourismLeisure travel sector
icon · symbol · masterpiece · grandeur · postcard · photography · cultural treasure · historic · architecture · famous
2019
Final pre-pandemic year
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- restorationReturning something to condition
- donationsGifts to organizations
firefighters · reconstruction · lead · salvage · rebuild · tragedy · resilience · phoenix · crown of thorns
refuge
Place of safety
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- prayerAddress to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
worship · sacred · spirituality · holy · reverence · faith · peace · shrine · asylum · protection
- Famous LandmarksEiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Great Wall, Pyramids of Giza, Giza pyramids
- French Culturebaguette, baguettes, beret, berets, brie
- European LandmarksEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Acropolis, Parthenon
- European treasuresEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Mona Lisa, crown jewels
- French LandmarksEiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Versailles, Louvre, Mont Saint-Michel
- historic buildingsfarmhouse, heritage building, landmark, cottage, manor
Notre DameBurj Khalifa
Dubai's 828-meter tower
The Shard · One World Trade Center · Sydney Opera House · modern skyscraper · Fallingwater
Notre DameBlue Mosque
Istanbul's iconic Ottoman mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque · shopping mall · corporate headquarters · mosque · Hagia Sophia