Some facts and figures about Notre Dame Cathedral. Art experts around the world reacted with horror to news of the fire that ravaged cathedral on Monday, April 15, Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Interactive Map Cities Countries. Calendar Conferences Awards Program. Download PDF. Overview News Overview News. Height Floors 2. Official Name The current legal building name. Other Names Other names the building has commonly been known as, including former names, common informal names, local names, etc.
Status Completed. Architecturally Topped Out. Structurally Topped Out. Under Construction. On Hold. Never Completed. The gand Emmanuel Bell weighs in at 13 tons and is tuned to F Sharp. But there also used to be a second bell named Marie, yet this was melted down during the French Revolution, however a new drone bell, which again will be named Marie will take its place and ring for the first time The Crown of Thorns and the other relics eventually went back to the Notre Dame de Paris after the French Revolution and were placed in the Treasury, which is where they remained until the tragic events of , where they are temporarily being housed in the Hotel de Ville Paris, having been saved from destruction.
Lasting over 25 years, this restoration project saw many statues replaced and some such as the Chimera being added. But the Te Deum also accompanies other events in history such as the funerals of the French Heads of State, and other tragedies of humanity that happen such as the Twin towers disaster on September 11th , when people were united through prayer at this historic cathedral.
The second visit of Pope Jean Paul II was in for World Youth Day, but when he died in , believers and followers came in their thousands to pray at this symbolic place. Fortunately, much of the structure was saved through the tremendous efforts of fire fighters along with many historical artefacts and priceless items that were retrieved through co-ordinating police efforts from the burning building, which included the renowned Crown of the Thorns.
Already undergoing major renovations the 12 copper apostles had been removed prior to the fire, and now over the next 10 to 20 years there will be a complete plan to rebuild the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedrale to its former glory, as confirmed by the French President and the Mayor of Paris.
An innovation when they were first installed in the s, some of the flying buttresses were replaced in the s with stronger supports that had a reach of 15m and we have counted 36 of the flying buttress architectural aspect in total.
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