Gargouilles de Paris.

by Cyril Jayant

Title

Gargouilles de Paris.

Artist

Cyril Jayant

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Pyrography - Canvas Prints.

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The typical image of the OUR LADY CATHEDRAL IS CHANGED AND SOME CENTURY DETALS HAVE disappeared from the cityscape of Paris today.
The classic image of the guardian GARGOYLE of the NOTRE-DAME-DE PARIS cathedral.

The cathedral the Notre Dame de Paris was burned into a rubble on an accidental fire hazard.
The Catholic cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris ("Our Lady of Paris"), part of the "Paris, Banks of the Seine" was begun in the 12th century. Its walls and interior are of stone; its roof and (spire) were of wood (much of it 13th-century oak), sheathed in lead to exclude water. The spire was rebuilt several times, most recently in the 19th century.

The Notre-Dame de Paris fire broke out on 15 April 2019, just beneath the roof of Notre-dame de-Paris. By the time the structure fire was extinguished, the building's Spire had collapsed and most of its roof had been destroyed and its upper walls were severely damaged. Extensive damage to the interior was prevented by its stone vaulted ceiling The cathedral's stonework has been severely eroded by years of weather and pollution, and the spire had extensively rotted because fissures in its lead sheathing were admitting water. The roof timbers were dry, spongy and powdery with age. In 2014, the cultural ministry estimated needed renovations at €150 million, and in 2016 the launched an appeal to raise €100 million over the following five to ten years. At the time of the fire, the spire was undergoing restoration and scaffolding was being erected over and around

It’s not unusual for cathedrals of this stature to take decades, or even hundreds of years to be built. Initial construction on Notre-Dame began in 1163 and wasn’t completed until 1345. civil war delayed construction.

Fine art photography of The gargoyles at the Notre Dame Ccathedral in Paris by Cyril Jayant

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August 6th, 2015

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