English: Notre Dame de Paris meaning "Our Lady of Paris", is a medieval Catholic cathedral, it is consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colourful rose windows, as well as the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration set it apart from the earlier Romanesque style, the cathedral's construction was begun in 1160 under Bishop Maurice de Sully and was largely complete by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the following centuries, located in Paris, France