Notre Dame Cathedral
Comparing and contrasting a Cathedral and Temple does not usually come across the table, but when it comes to Art History it is one of the most popular topics. Throughout Chapter 18: The Age of Faith; several of temples, mosques, cathedrals, sculptures and paintings were discussed. The two things I aspire to compare and contrast in this essay are the Notre Dame Cathedral in France and the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in India.
The Notre Dame Cathedral is located in Paris, France, Europe. I choose to use this specific cathedral simply because I have had the amazing opportunity to visit this beautiful Cathedral. To start off, the Notre Dame Cathedral was designed in the Gothic “fashion” and built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The Bishop …show more content…
Sadly, Bishop Maurice de Sully died in 1196 while the cathedral was still being built. After that, the construction continued with many architects and bishops whom kept making their marks on what seemed to be the never-ending building process. Surprisingly, the fact that so many people took part in building Notre Dame is what makes it unique with its varied designs. But it wasn’t until 1435 that the cathedral was believed to be complete. To add a little bang to the cathedral, many organs (keyboard instrument in which the sound is made by blowing through pipes) were installed over the years after the construction of the Cathedral. The bells of Notre Dame are also some of the most famous in Europe. There are five large bells, but the one in the South Tower is the most famous of them all. It is known as the bourdon bell Emmanuel and weighs over 13 tons. The North Tower contains the rest of the four. The Notre Dame Cathedral has gone through numbers of periods of destruction and restoration. During the 16th century, both the Huguenots and the French king …show more content…
The Cathedral and Temple are both religious and are a place of worship. The Norte Dame Cathedral is 128 meters in length, 48 meters in width and 69 meters in height, while the Kandariya Mahaceva Temple is 30 meters in length and 20 meters in width. The temple has a sort of Signal bar type of downwards continuation. The temple is entirely covered with sculptures in three vertical layers. In the front of the cathedral, there are three different entrances, and the three seem to be caved in and each have about 8 statues of saints within them (4 on each side, left and right). The temple is made up of statues and sculptures on the exterior all around, some doing the same pose and some doing different but they are scattered around. The Notre Dame cathedral also has statues in one straight line in the front of the cathedral who all look the same, but contain different layers of designs from top to
The Notre Dame Cathedral is located in Paris, France, Europe. I choose to use this specific cathedral simply because I have had the amazing opportunity to visit this beautiful Cathedral. To start off, the Notre Dame Cathedral was designed in the Gothic “fashion” and built between the 12th and 14th centuries. The Bishop …show more content…
Sadly, Bishop Maurice de Sully died in 1196 while the cathedral was still being built. After that, the construction continued with many architects and bishops whom kept making their marks on what seemed to be the never-ending building process. Surprisingly, the fact that so many people took part in building Notre Dame is what makes it unique with its varied designs. But it wasn’t until 1435 that the cathedral was believed to be complete. To add a little bang to the cathedral, many organs (keyboard instrument in which the sound is made by blowing through pipes) were installed over the years after the construction of the Cathedral. The bells of Notre Dame are also some of the most famous in Europe. There are five large bells, but the one in the South Tower is the most famous of them all. It is known as the bourdon bell Emmanuel and weighs over 13 tons. The North Tower contains the rest of the four. The Notre Dame Cathedral has gone through numbers of periods of destruction and restoration. During the 16th century, both the Huguenots and the French king …show more content…
The Cathedral and Temple are both religious and are a place of worship. The Norte Dame Cathedral is 128 meters in length, 48 meters in width and 69 meters in height, while the Kandariya Mahaceva Temple is 30 meters in length and 20 meters in width. The temple has a sort of Signal bar type of downwards continuation. The temple is entirely covered with sculptures in three vertical layers. In the front of the cathedral, there are three different entrances, and the three seem to be caved in and each have about 8 statues of saints within them (4 on each side, left and right). The temple is made up of statues and sculptures on the exterior all around, some doing the same pose and some doing different but they are scattered around. The Notre Dame cathedral also has statues in one straight line in the front of the cathedral who all look the same, but contain different layers of designs from top to