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Notre-Dame de Reims, known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was the traditional location for the coronation of the kings of France. The cathedral is considered to be one of the most important works of Gothic architecture. A major tourist destination, it receives about a million visitors annually. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.

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Reims Cathedral is a cultural World Heritage site in France, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Reims Cathedral was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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