Paris France-1939: Notre-Dame Cathedral Gothic Architecture Rose Window

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationParis, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Paris France

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Gothic Architecture Rose Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage footage captures the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. The clip showcases the cathedral's ornate Gothic facade, including its famous rose window and twin towers, under a partly cloudy sky. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain give it an authentic mid-20th century home movie feel. The camera pans slowly across the structure, emphasizing its intricate stonework and architectural grandeur. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of Parisian history and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123114787

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Paris, France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1939 Paris 8mm footage for productions needing prewar Notre-Dame exterior architecture, Gothic facade detail, or a brief historical city cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show a visitor view of Notre-Dame's west facade with rose window, twin towers, carved portals, and partly cloudy daylight, supported by the 1939 Paris metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a tourist home-movie perspective, holding on recognizable stonework rather than staging action or people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the rose window, arched portals, twin tower openings, upper gallery tracery, pale stone facade, blue sky, clouds, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, architectural cutaway, Paris memory beat, or transition into material about prewar travel or Notre-Dame.
Historical context: The footage documents Notre-Dame as a public landmark seen from street level, emphasizing Gothic architecture and visitor attention to the facade.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status, location depiction, and any property or institutional use concerns should be checked by the buyer.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1939 Paris 8mm Notre-Dame facade, prewar France cathedral home movie, Gothic rose window footage, and vintage Paris architecture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Paris or Notre-Dame footage, then broader European cathedral and historic architecture clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Paris home-movie frame showing Notre-Dame's west facade, rose window, carved arches, and pale Gothic stonework. — Notre-Dame's rose window and lower facade fill the frame.

1939 Paris frame of Notre-Dame's west facade with the circular rose window, flanking arches, and upper architectural detail. — The camera holds on the central rose window and surrounding Gothic facade.

1939 Paris frame showing Notre-Dame's upper facade, tower openings, rose window, and clouds beyond the stonework. — Upper towers and facade details appear above the rose window.

1939 Paris home-movie frame featuring Notre-Dame's twin towers, upper gallery, rose window, and partly cloudy sky. — Notre-Dame's twin towers rise above the central facade.

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