Not the university in the US, but the ACTUAL one in France.

If so, what is it like?

Someone told me it is a lot like Gotham City (minus Batman)


Is this true?

It's a massive gothic church, one of the biggest middle age churches in the world. You will easily find pictures with Google Image.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Notre_Dame_Paris_de_nuit.jpg/450px-Notre_Dame_Paris_de_nuit.jpg

BTW like most very touristic places it's hard to feel its "magic" when you're in the middle of the crowd...
A friend of mine occasionnally climbs up on the towers at night. He showed me some pictures, and that feels definitely impressive !


Pictures from another night "visitor" : http://flickr.com/photos/7393971@N04/

The cathedral of Amiens, in northern France, is even bigger.

http://img5.travelblog.org/Photos/57044/240800/f/1913518-LA-PLUS-GRANDE-CATH-DRALE-DE-FRANCE-1.jpg