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The city is famous for its Notre-Dame cathedral, vastest of France by its interior volumes (200 000 m ³). It is twice vaster than Notre-Dame de Paris. The cathedral is 145 m long for 112 m in height, and the vaults of the central nave culminate with 42,30 meters. Dating from XIIIe century, its construction is due to the richness of the city to the Middle Ages and l' set fire to Romance cathedral which s' located at it before. Three architects, whose Robert de Luzarches followed one another to conclude the building site. The cathedral is registered since 1981 with the world heritage of l' UNESCO. A spectacle of restitution of the original polychromy [10] of the frontages, discovered following cleaning by laser of these last, is given every year free in end d' year and for the summer period. The spectacle is a projection on the frontage of slides color. The statue of l' Whining angel on a tomb carved by Nicolas Blasset and the low reliefs over Saint-Firmin and Midsummer's Day, are some of the notorious works of the cathedral.