Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral Through History

• Featuring Kathy Borrus A&S '98 (MW) and Prof. Anne E. Lester •
• Presented by Hopkins at Home •
In celebration of Notre-Dame de Paris’s grand reopening after the devastating 2019 fire, Johns Hopkins alumna Kathy Borrus, A&S '98, shares insights from her book, "Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral." Discover the events, people, and fascinating details that have shaped this iconic structure from the laying of its first cornerstone in 1163 to its many transformations over the centuries.
This Alumni Author Talk was moderated by Anne E. Lester, the John W. Baldwin and Jenny Jochens Associate Professor of Medieval History at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Lester recently published an article with Perspectives on History on the cathedral’s restoration and reopening.
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00:20 - Prof. Anne E. Lester Introduces Lecture and Kathy Borrus
01:57 - Kathy Borrus Introduces us to her book, Notre Dame De Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral Through History, and the story behind how it came to be
05:23 - "Great Edifices, like great mountains, are the work of centuries." - Victor Hugo. Presents on the background on the history of how the cathedral came to be, highlighting some select excerpts of iconic portions of the building.
17:04 - How Victor Hugo and Viollet-le-Duc saved Notre Dame
20:32 - Notre Dame through the decades and centuries of World History
28:46 - Notre Dame's legacy in pop culture
33:35 - Q + A Segment
53:50 - Prof Anne Lester Outros Q + A, Thank Yous, & For More Info