Eurographics Notre Dame Afternoon 1000 Piece Puzzle

Notre Dame Afternoon is a 1000 piece EuroGraphics jigsaw puzzle of the Paris cathedral caught in warm afternoon light.

About the Notre Dame Afternoon artwork

Notre Dame de Paris gives an illustrator an enormous amount to work with: the rose window, the flying buttresses, the two west towers and the layers of stone carving across the facade, all set against the Seine and the surrounding quarter.

Architecture is where EuroGraphics is at its strongest, because the print holds fine linework without it turning muddy at piece scale. For the builder, that stonework is the whole strategy - vertical lines and repeated window arches give you far more to align against than a landscape ever does.

Why this 1000 piece puzzle is worth your table time

• Detailed Gothic stonework gives you strong structural lines to build along
• A recognisable Paris landmark that frames well as a travel keepsake
• Sky and river sections provide the low-clue challenge

What's in the box

• 1000 interlocking puzzle pieces
• Illustrated box lid for reference
• Sturdy shrink-wrapped storage box

Specifications

• Piece count: 1000 pieces
• Finished size: 67.6 x 48.9 cm (26.6" x 19.25")
• Brand: Eurographics
• Recommended age: 12+
• Barcode (GTIN): 628136661447

Before you start

Clear roughly 90 x 70 cm of table before you tip Notre Dame Afternoon out - that is the finished footprint of 67.6 x 48.9 cm (26.6" x 19.25") plus enough border to sort into. If the table is needed for meals, a puzzle board or roll-up mat lets you move the build without losing placed sections. In our experience most builders spread a 1000 piece puzzle over two or three sittings, so it is worth choosing a surface you can leave undisturbed.

Framing and storage

The 67.6 x 48.9 cm (26.6" x 19.25") finished size means a standard puzzle frame in that dimension will fit without custom cutting, though it is always worth measuring the completed puzzle first rather than trusting the box figure. If you are storing it instead, keep the pieces in the original box rather than a bag - the board edges are what stop the tabs from bending.

About Eurographics puzzles

EuroGraphics presses its 1000 piece puzzles on recycled board using vegetable-based inks, with a strong, precisely-cut piece that resists bending at the tabs. The print quality is the reason this brand is a favourite for architectural and landscape images, where soft colour gradients and fine linework have to survive being reproduced at puzzle scale.