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The Bells of Notre Dame

The famous bells of Notre Dame ring out from its towers. The best known is Emmanuel, the bourdon, which has rung from the south tower for centuries. When the cathedral's bells were melted down during the French Revolution, Emmanuel was spared and has continued to peel across Paris ever since.

It is accompanied by a smaller bell, Marie, in the south tower. Like the eight bells in the north tower, it's a new instrument, presented to Notre Dame in 2013 to mark the 850th anniversary of it opening its doors. And these wouldn't make Quasimodo deaf. While the old bells they replaced were notoriously out of tune, the new instruments are all in perfect harmony with each other.

Image Source: Getty/ Chesnot