Notre Dame Outline
Camilo Garcia
French II
Mr. Perez
September 10, 2012
Les Églises de Paris – Notre Dame
Introduction
* Paris is the capital of France. And yet, it is much more. It is the home of Notre Dame Cathedral * A very famous tourist attraction. * Over 13 million people visit it a year * Maurice de Sully, bishop of París, wanted to build a cathedral church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Construction began in 1163
Why it was built * On 12 October 1160, Maurice de Sully was elected bishop of Paris. * He was bishop of Paris from 1160 to 1196. * He wanted to build a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary * It was built on top of a former roman temple to Jupiter
Construction of Notre Dame * 12th and early 13th century * Construction began under the reign of King Louis VII * Pope at the time was pope Alexander the III. * 1163-1182 construction of the choir * 1182-1190 construction of the last three bays in the nave * 1190-1225 edification of the façade courses and the first two bays in the nave * 1225-1250 : upper gallery and two towers on the façade, modification and expansion of the upper windows and fitting out the nave side chapels * 13th and early 14th century * Expansion of the transept arms: North counter-brace (Cloister Portal and North Rose Window) and South counter-brace (Saint-Etienne Portal and South Rose Window). * Construction of the choir chapels and the apse between the buttresses. * Installation of the large flying buttresses in the choir * Erection of the tribune and a historiated one screen around the choir and the sanctuary * Modifications in the 17th and 18th century * Refurbishment of the sanctuary and the choir, led by Robert de Cotte, to fulfil the vow of Louis XIII. * Restoration of the South Rose Window. * Replacement of the 12th and 13th century stained glass windows with white windows in the mid-18th century by the Le Vieil brothers. *
French II
Mr. Perez
September 10, 2012
Les Églises de Paris – Notre Dame
Introduction
* Paris is the capital of France. And yet, it is much more. It is the home of Notre Dame Cathedral * A very famous tourist attraction. * Over 13 million people visit it a year * Maurice de Sully, bishop of París, wanted to build a cathedral church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Construction began in 1163
Why it was built * On 12 October 1160, Maurice de Sully was elected bishop of Paris. * He was bishop of Paris from 1160 to 1196. * He wanted to build a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary * It was built on top of a former roman temple to Jupiter
Construction of Notre Dame * 12th and early 13th century * Construction began under the reign of King Louis VII * Pope at the time was pope Alexander the III. * 1163-1182 construction of the choir * 1182-1190 construction of the last three bays in the nave * 1190-1225 edification of the façade courses and the first two bays in the nave * 1225-1250 : upper gallery and two towers on the façade, modification and expansion of the upper windows and fitting out the nave side chapels * 13th and early 14th century * Expansion of the transept arms: North counter-brace (Cloister Portal and North Rose Window) and South counter-brace (Saint-Etienne Portal and South Rose Window). * Construction of the choir chapels and the apse between the buttresses. * Installation of the large flying buttresses in the choir * Erection of the tribune and a historiated one screen around the choir and the sanctuary * Modifications in the 17th and 18th century * Refurbishment of the sanctuary and the choir, led by Robert de Cotte, to fulfil the vow of Louis XIII. * Restoration of the South Rose Window. * Replacement of the 12th and 13th century stained glass windows with white windows in the mid-18th century by the Le Vieil brothers. *