Notre Dame de Paris when there was a parking lot in front of it. Car exhaust fumes darkened the façade, 1950s

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  1. Notre-Dame de Paris has been the heart of Paris for a thousand years. It was the site of royal weddings, the massacre of Protestants in the Wars of Religion & the coronation venue for Emperor Napoleon. It survived Prussian shelling, German zeppelin attacks & Hitler’s mad order to dynamite all historic places. Learn all about the incredible history of this French wonder in [an episode](https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/notre-dame-de-paris/) by The French History Podcast.

  2. I can’t help myself thinking about the consequences of those fumes on our lungs. No wonder so many respiratory problems occur in urban places.

  3. The world sucks now but it sucked more in the past.
    Wishing for the day we can get rid of all ice engines in city centers

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