Ile de la Cité in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
The Bells of Notre Dame
Les Cloches de Notre-Dame de Paris
Photographed by Kevin W., June 28, 2015
1. Les Cloches de Notre-Dame de Paris Marqueur
Lors de la grande restauration de la cathédrale au milieu du XIXe siècle, quatre cloches nouvelles furent bénites en 1856: Angélique-Françoise, Antoinette-Charlotte, Hyacinthe-Jeanne et Denise-David. Elles furent réalisées par la fonderie Guillaume et Besson à Angers. Mais elles ne s'accordaient ne avec le bourdon Emmanuel, ni entre elles.
Il fut donc décidé pour marquer le 850e anniversaire de la cathédrale en 2013 l'élaboration d'une nouvelle sonnerie composée de neuf nouvelles cloches maintenant en place dans les tours nord et sud, en complément du bourdon Emmanuel. Elles portent les noms de Marie, deuxième bourdon dans la tour nord, et de Gabriel, Anne-Geneviève, Denis, Marcel, Étienne, Benoît-Joseph, Maurice et Jean-Marie dans la tour sud. Les quatre cloches de 1856, qui ont sonné toutes les grandes heures de la cathédrale et de l'histoire de France aux XIXe et XXe siècles, don't la libération de Paris en 1944, ont donc été déposées et sont présentées ici.
English translation:
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In 1856, during the great restoration of the cathedral, four new bells were blessed: Angélique-Françoise, Antoinette-Charlotte, Hyacinthe-Jeanne and Denise-David. They were designed by Guillaume Besson and cast in Angers foundry. But their ringing contrasted against the Emmanuel bourdon.
It was decided to commemorate the 850th anniversary of the cathedral in 2013 with the introduction of nine new bells in the north and south towers, in addition to the Emmanuel bell. They bear the names of Mary, the second bourdon in the north tower, and Gabriel, Anne-Genevieve, Denis, Marcel, Etienne, Benedict Joseph, Maurice and Jean-Marie in the south tower. The four bells of 1856, whose sound was heard during the finest hours of the cathedral and the history of France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the liberation of Paris in 1944, have been preserved and displayed here.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1686.
Location. 48° 51.182′ N, 2° 21.06′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Ile de la Cité. It is on Rue du Cloître Notre just west of Rue Chanoinesse, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris,
Photographed by Kevin W., June 28, 2015
2. Les Cloches de Notre-Dame de Paris et Marqueur Historique
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joachim du Bellay (within shouting distance of this marker); Yvonne Netter (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmond Fleg (within shouting distance of this marker); Vladimir Jankélévitch (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Jean XXIII (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rene Coty (about 90 meters away); Edmond Haraucourt (about 90 meters away); Héloïse and Abelard (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 28, 2015
3. Angélique-Françoise
Photographed by Kevin W., June 28, 2015
4. Antoinette-Charlotte
Photographed by Kevin W., June 28, 2015
5. Hyacinthe-Jean
Photographed by Kevin W., June 28, 2015
6. Denise-David
circa 1920
7. Paris - Cathédrale de Notre-Dame - Le Bourdon
The largest bell of Notre Dame, it weighs 13 tons, and the clapper itself is 500 kilos. (Click on the picture to enlarge and read a history of the bell in French.)
Photographed by Jehanne Peiris, circa 1909
8. Salon de 1909 - Esmeralda dan les Tours de Notre-Dame de Paris par Jehanne Peiris.
The Bell and La Belle await the Cathedral's most famous bell-ringer - Quasimodo.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,215 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 12, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 7, 8. submitted on July 13, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
