notre dame cathedral
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NOTRE DAME DE PARIS“Our Mother of Paris”
BEFORE THE CATHEDRAL
No other cathedral until after Saint Denis
Basilica to Saint Stephen Notre Dame Bishop Maurice de Sully
THE CATHEDRAL
Located in Paris Gothic architecture A large parvis Large, wide street 1163 first stone placed
THE PARVIS
1ST CONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT
1163-1182: the choir and double deambulatory
Maurice de Sully
Notre Dame Choir Room
Deambulatory
2ND CONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT
1182-1190: last three bays in the nave, side aisles and tribunes
NAVE INSIDE NOTRE DAME
3RD CONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT
1190-1225: façade courses and the first two bays in the nave, connection of the two bays to the upper façade and the Gallery of the Kings
THE GALLERY OF THE KINGS
4TH CONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT
1225-1250: upper gallery and two towers on the façade , revision of the upper windows fitting out the nave side chapels between the flying buttresses’ abutments
FLYING BUTTRESSES
THE SOUTH ROSE WINDOW
Jean de Chelles and Pierre de Montreuil Constructed in 1260 Diameter: 42 feet 4 inches Height: 62 feet 4 inches Restored c. 1725-1727 , then again in
1861
THE SOUTH ROSE WINDOW
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE
Alternative weight placement Larger windows Pointed arches
LASTLY…GARGOYLES