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The predecessor of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg was a Roman sanctuary, which existed on this site until the beginning of the eighth century. The first stone in the foundation of the cathedral was laid by Bishop Werner von Habsburg at the beginning of the XI century. The nave and domes of the cathedral at that time were made of wood. The fire that broke out in 1015 destroyed the temple again, and the townspeople decided to rebuild it again, but this time entirely of stone. From the nearby Vosges quarry, sandstone was brought, thanks to the shade of which the walls of the cathedral received a unique pink color, which repeatedly inspired poets to create bright poetic images.

The most beautiful part is the western facade, on which there are thousands of picturesque sculptures and decorative patterns of stone, it looks especially beautiful at sunset. Very good stained-glass windows of the cathedral, which during the Second World War were removed and taken to Germany, but returned after the end of the war.

Tourists also like the astronomical clock built in 1832. Their unique mechanism shows the orbits of the Earth, the Moon and several other planets known at the time (from Mercury to Saturn). The slowest rotation is the circle of the clock, which shows the precession of the earth's axis - one revolution is 25,800 years.