I believe the heads were removed during the French revolution because they thought they were supposed to be kings or some bs
They removed the heads of the stone statues on ground level which were indeed statues of kings. I don't know about these copper statues that were high on the spire though.
the history of great buildings is as much about what they survived as anything really. places like the collessium or the aya sofia or the acropolis have such power and inspire such awe because they've existed through lifetimes and lifetimes and are not static objects but ever changing ones, having different meanings at different moments & always bearing the visible scars of our history. notre dame is more powerful than ever at this moment.
I know it's absurd... but look at the burnt out balcony on the upper right, and now note that there are apparently still candles on the candleabras by the alter.
I am not a man of faith, but the image of the cross standing next to the still smoking remains sure is a powerful image
I can already tell that this is going to be an image used for years to come. I'm nowhere near religious and I can see just how powerful it is.
Looked at the wiki
It reminds me of Anor Londo in the souls games.
Looked at the wiki
It reminds me of Anor Londo in the souls games.
That is a very powerful image for sure. The imagery of the Cross amidst all the rubble and wreckage.
Anor Londo seems to be something of a mishmash of several real-life cathedrals and other buildings (the Milan Cathedral in particular serving as a big inspiration if I am not mistaken). The interior (or at least the famous "try jumping off" staircase) looks to be a direct copy of the staircase in Château de Chambord:Looked at the wiki
It reminds me of Anor Londo in the souls games.
It will never not feel weird to me to see people being impressed by the most simple forms of (probably coincidental) symbolism.
Indeed.
I think it's important to remember here that buildings like those don't survive simply because they are well built. All of them have gone through disasters. They survive (at least partially) because people care enough to repair them as well as they can.
I know it's almost certainly statues and/or shadows from the firefighters, but there are some freaky ass shadows lurking towards the back of this picture..
That is a very powerful image for sure. The imagery of the Cross amidst all the rubble and wreckage.
Still, I am amazed at how much is left, I thought it would be nothing but a charred husk. Especially when looking back at the aerial photos that the Drone's took earlier of the top of it all:
Indeed.
I think it's important to remember here that buildings like those don't survive simply because they are well built. All of them have gone through disasters. They survive (at least partially) because people care enough to repair them as well as they can.
That is a very powerful image for sure. The imagery of the Cross amidst all the rubble and wreckage.
Still, I am amazed at how much is left, I thought it would be nothing but a charred husk. Especially when looking back at the aerial photos that the Drone's took earlier of the top of it all:
Billionaire Pinault has pledged €100million to help with the rebuilding
All relics are save. The firefighters saved them by forming a human chain.
Billionaire Pinault has pledged €100million to help with the rebuilding
Billionaire Pinault has pledged €100million to help with the rebuilding
They refuse to pay for normal maintenance as they are supposed to, so i would not count on it.You'd think maybe the ultra rich Catholic church would foot the bill, but I guess that's a big ask.
Billionaire Pinault has pledged €100million to help with the rebuilding
Theoretically, once they clean the inside and make sure everything is structurally sound, they could just reopen, and in the meantime start rebuilding the roof, no?
I'm not sure... They'll have to take away first all the pieces of charred wood up there, and make sure that the stone archs didn't sustain major damage.Theoretically, once they clean the inside and make sure everything is structurally sound, they could just reopen, and in the meantime start rebuilding the roof, no?
could this event lead to a Gothic Revival in architecture from what we saw during the Victorian era?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture
I wish I could agree with you, but the chapter in the hunchback of Notre Dame describing how architecture was the means of preserving knowledge before the invention of the printing press makes it clear that so much has been lost in this fire. I am glad that I got to visit while it was still in it's prime.the history of great buildings is as much about what they survived as anything really. places like the collessium or the aya sofia or the acropolis have such power and inspire such awe because they've existed through lifetimes and lifetimes and are not static objects but ever changing ones, having different meanings at different moments & always bearing the visible scars of our history. notre dame is more powerful than ever at this moment.