The building dates back to the 11th century and was founded by Robert II of France on the site of an earlier church.
Notre-Dame had the status of collegiate church prior to the French Revolution, when the building was secularised.
[1] A famous 15th century painting, the Melun Diptych, was commissioned by Étienne Chevalier to hang in the church.
[1] The building suffered damage in the Second World War and much of the glass needed to be replaced.
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