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Metro networks, airports and universities are also very good examples of architectural structures that have been or will be built over many generations. Metro n
by globuous 7y ago
Metro networks, airports and universities are also very good examples of architectural structures that have been or will be built over many generations. Metro networks are particularly good examples because they truly are built from rock unlike pretty much any newer huge building in modern countries (Sagrada being an exception). Back in the days, only kings and powerful religious groups could build such structures.
- masklinn 7y agoIt's a very different situation though, a cathedral can't really be used until it's finished or at least significantly complete. A complete metro network might take 150 years to build but each line is useful on their own, the final network is composed of several semi-independent lines which get added and expanded over time, and even if the system's fulness is designed at its origin with multi-decade plans it's useful long before that. Same with road & highway systems, or other public transport networks (trains, tramways, …). They're useful and have a point long before they're "finished", assuming there's even such a thing.
- mcv 7y agoMany medieval buildings have developed in the same way, though. I don't know if it's true for the Notre Dame, but plenty of cathedrals and castles started out much smaller than they are today, and saw regular expansions over the course of centuries. And that iconic spire of the Notre Dame was added in the 19th century.
- baud147258 7y agoFrom what I've read, the spire that was added in the 19th century was replacement of the one that had been removed a century earlier