Description
Notre Dame Cathedral had a huge presence in Parisian culture from the time of its completion in the thirteenth century. Each of the following centuries added to the structure with works of art and design. The fire in the recent past was only one episode requiring reconstruction but it made all previous creations more visible.
Charlie Steen’s classes place historical events in context with art, architecture, religion, and other cultural aspects of a period. He continues to teach western civilization part-time at UNM and has authored several books, including A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe. A graduate of UNM, he also holds a PhD from UCLA.