<Ul> <Li> 1160 Maurice de Sully (named Bishop of Paris) orders the original cathedral demolished . </Li> <Li> 1163 Cornerstone laid for Notre - Dame de Paris; construction begins . </Li> <Li> 1182 Apse and choir completed . </Li> <Li> 1196 Bishop Maurice de Sully dies . </Li> <Li> c. 1200 Work begins on western facade . </Li> <Li> 1208 Bishop Eudes de Sully dies . Nave vaults nearing completion . </Li> <Li> 1225 Western facade completed . </Li> <Li> 1250 Western towers and north rose window completed . </Li> <Li> c. 1245--1260s Transepts remodelled in the Rayonnant style by Jean de Chelles then Pierre de Montreuil </Li> <Li> 1250--1345 Remaining elements completed . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1160 Maurice de Sully (named Bishop of Paris) orders the original cathedral demolished . </Li> <Li> 1163 Cornerstone laid for Notre - Dame de Paris; construction begins . </Li> <Li> 1182 Apse and choir completed . </Li>

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