1250-1345 the remaining elements were finished (Tonazzi, 2007).
It's easy to see that the building took a long time to complete, but it is very beautiful. A lot of different architects worked on it, too, so there are different styles on some of the towers, depending on the height that you look at.
The Notre Dame Cathedral is supposed to be one of the best examples of gothic architecture. The most famous feature is the flying buttresses, but there are others (Tonazzi, 2007). One thing that makes the Cathedral so famous from the standpoint of architecture is the fact that there are different architectural styles from different architects. Sometimes people see this when something has taken a very long time to build, especially for buildings that were built a long time ago when building methods were a lot different.
There is a lot of historical significance to the Notre Dame Cathedral. It was there through World War II, the Paris Commune, and the French Revolution (Tonazzi, 2007). The Huguenots rioted and damaged the Cathedral, too, and there are five bells that are still there and very...
They mark services and important occasions. They used to be rung by hand but they aren't anymore. Now they have electric motors.
This would be a place that's worth visiting because of all the history that happened there. it's also important for people who like architecture because it's such a good example of it. Things were built a lot differently centuries ago and that's part of the reason that they're still around today. The things that we build today seem to fall apart too fast, and the things that were built a long time ago don't. That means that places like the Notre Dame Cathedral should be studied by architects who want what they build to last a long time and hold up to the weather and people who might try to damage things.
Bibliography
Myers, Bernard S. Art and Civilization. New York, New York: McGraw Hill, 1957.
Michelin Travel Publications. The Green Guide Paris. Hertfordshire, UK: Michelin Travel Publications, 2003.
Tonazzi, Pascal. Florilege de Notre-Dame de Paris (anthologie), Editions Arlea, Paris, 2007
