Cathedral Notre-Dame in Strasbourg is a beautiful and majestic building, which has long been considered the tallest building in Europe. The highest part of the Cathedral is the North tower with a height of 142 meters, the construction of which was completed in 1439. The title of the tallest building she kept until the end of the nineteenth century. South tower was never built, so another distinctive feature of the already outstanding building called asymmetry.

The Cathedral began to be built in 1015. Scientists managed to establish that earlier this place was an ancient Roman sanctuary. Construction began in the era of Romanesque architecture, so the earlier parts of the Cathedral are inherent in this style, and for the rest of the typical Gothic style and an abundance of relief decoration. The construction of the Cathedral lasted for several centuries, in the process, there were interruptions caused by fire and death have been funding the work of Bishop (XI-XII century). As the primary material used is red Sandstone from the Vosges. By the way, the Cathedral is considered one of the world's largest buildings made of this stone.

Among the architects of the Cathedral was Ulrich von Endingen involved in the construction of the Ulm Cathedral. And the spire of the North tower was built by the Cologne master Johann Holtzem – perhaps that is why in terms of the Strasbourg Cathedral are similarities with the appearance of the Cathedral in Cologne.

Of the ornaments of the Cathedral will celebrate sculptures triple portal, depicting Christian prophets and wise men. In the Cathedral itself are stored in the XV century baptismal font, antique organ, tapestries, the Windows of the Cathedral are decorated with exquisite stained glass Windows. One of the main attractions of the Cathedral is called the astronomical clock. The first mechanism was constructed in the mid-fourteenth century. In the first half of the nineteenth century, watches were supplemented by a mechanism that showed the Earth's orbit and other well-known at the time of the planets.

The Cathedral is located in Cathedral square, in the summer it becomes a member of a musical show.