Notre Dame De Paris Now
Dismantling of the scaffolding at notre dame de paris.
Notre dame de paris now. We have visited notre dame previously so we have been fortunate to enjoy its splendour. The first stone of the gothic building was laid in the presence of pope alexander iii but. The 40 000 pieces of scaffolding initially installed to restore the cathedral s spire will be dismantled piece by piece and removed by an 80 metre crane over a period of three months. Like people walking around with no shoes on old.
Together we still have more work to do to rebuild notre dame cathedral. Construction of the notre dame in paris s île de la cité began under the reign of louis vii in 1163. The media center at columbia university created the 360 degree images and the panorama tour offering this virtual visit of the cathedral. It was devastating to see the terrible damage after the fire.
Notre dame lies at the eastern end of the île de la cité and was built on the ruins of two earlier churches which were themselves predated by a gallo roman temple dedicated to jupiter the cathedral was initiated by maurice de sully bishop of paris who about 1160 conceived the idea of converting into a single building on a larger scale the ruins of the two earlier basilicas. Now providing you ve got the right gear this may or may not work well in psvr you can get up close and personal to notre dame de paris in a brand new virtual tour that ubisoft has posted to youtube today. The spire was rebuilt several times most recently in. More than a year after the fire the 40 metre high scaffolding onsite at the cathedral is being dismantled.
Nɔtʁə dam də paʁi. Notre dame de paris french. Its walls and interior vaulted ceiling are of stone. Meaning our lady of paris referred to simply as notre dame is a medieval catholic cathedral on the île de la cité in the 4th arrondissement of paris the cathedral was consecrated to the virgin mary and considered to be one of the finest examples of french gothic architecture its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress.
The photography at notre dame de paris was conducted under the mapping gothic project funded by the andrew mellon foundation 2008 11 under the direction of stephen murray and andrew tallon. Cathedrale notre dame de paris is a unique building. There s a catch though it s proper old notre dame de paris. Notre dame de paris the international musical spectacular that has captivated over 13 million people in 23 countries makes its new york debut for seven performances only faithful to victor hugo s classic novel notre dame de paris tells in a grand scale the emotionally charged love story of the hunchbacked cathedral bell ringer quasimodo and his unwavering devotion to the beautiful gypsy.