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Just a point in clarification: when you say antique, that means mid 19th century. The original 13th century spire was removed in 1786 because it was falling apa
by carlob 8y ago
Just a point in clarification: when you say antique, that means mid 19th century. The original 13th century spire was removed in 1786 because it was falling apart.
- kweks 8y agoApologies, I wasn't using 'antique' in a quantitative fashion, simply trying to convey that it was aged and dry. With that said, I was referring specifically to the carpentry in the roof itself, which dates before the spire itself. The smell of the roof space was incredible - deep, wooden and wise.
- zild3d 8y ago> when you say antique, that means mid 19th century Where is that coming from? I don't see any definitions that constrains antique to a specific time window, some definitions/laws include "at least 100 years old" Antique: a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at an earlier period and according to various customs laws at least 100 years ago [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antique https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antique
- pkamb 8y agoThey meant that antique means "only" 19th century in this case because that's when the spire was installed. It's not as antique as the rest of the cathedral.
- idoubtit 8y agoAndré Finot, the spokesperson of Notre-Dame de Paris, announced soon after the fire was known that the roof's wood frame was doomed. This frame was in two parts: one side from oak beams of the 13th century, the other half from the 19th. Of course, the spire was in later part, since it was built by Viollet-Le-Duc. To prevent fire, there was no electricity wires in attic, because the oak beams were extremely dry.