INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION (PART 1)

NAME: Joyce Wee Yi QinLECTURER: Ms. Persis RodriguesSUBMISSION DATE: 29 Jan 2015PRESENTATION DATE: 29 Jan 2015

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

528 ACSaint Etienne basilica

1845-1868ACRestoration.

1793 ACFrench Revolution.

1163-1345 ACReconstruction.

1160 ACBishop Maurice de Sully had it demolished.

1000 ACCathedral of the city of Paris.

Historical Timeline

Structure

French Gothic

Compact. West front with 3 portals surmounted by a rose window, and 2 large towers.

Structure

Flying Butress

In response to the stress fractures occurring on the wall as they push outwards.

Water Spout

Famous Gargoyles are designed for water run-off.

Structure

Virgin Mary holding a child between two angels

Kings’ Gallery

Ornamentations

Ornamentations

Rose Windows

Important and beautiful collection of 13th-century Gothic art. They are the highlight and the greatest survival of original glass

Ornamentations

The Organ

The organ has 7,374 pipes. They play a key role in the cathedral’s musical and liturgical life.

Emmanuel Bell

Largest of the 10 bells. It weighs over 13 tons and is located at the south tower.

Ornamentations

Stone Walls

Wooden Beams

Materials

Lead Roofs

Stained Glass

Materials

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