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Presumably this iteration of Notre Dame was built by old men. Something must have changed at the societal level to make tearing down a 700 year old cathedral to
by village-idiot 8y ago
Presumably this iteration of Notre Dame was built by old men. Something must have changed at the societal level to make tearing down a 700 year old cathedral to make a new one possible in the 13th century, but seem unconscionable in the 21st.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoA vast development in building capabilities and craft I think is the answer. I don't think we have more crafting capabilities now when it comes to architecture, we can build bigger, higher, etc.. I don't think we can build with a greater sense of human devotion to ones craft and it's use to glorify God. Buildings now show incredible material science, technological development; but rarely the decades of learning of human craft directly applied to materials. I think if we were going from rough-hewn to well-faced stonework, opaque windows or simple slits to translucent radiant glasswork, from flat ceilings to intricate vaulting, etc.. that we too would make that leap. We are so much richer, we can afford to keep old stuff, hoard it even, and still have resources a'plenty to keep warm, feed everyone, and build glorious buildings.