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I was not ignoring you. My point is the 19th century changes were made in a spirit of restoring the church to its original design. The current gargoyles may hav
by javagram 7y ago
I was not ignoring you. My point is the 19th century changes were made in a spirit of restoring the church to its original design. The current gargoyles may have been carved in the 19th century but gargoyles were placed on cathedrals starting in the 13th century and certainly fit well with the medieval gothic style. The original gargoyles of Notre dame, according to Wikipedia, were removed in 1726 so again this is an example of the 19th century changes being a restoration to the original state.
Bolting on visible concrete, steel, transparent glass is a clear discontinuity from the medieval design.
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- NotPaidToPost 7y agoThis reminds me the outcry that followed the 'bolting on' of visible concrete, steel, and transparent glass in the middle of the Louvres... Which is now one of the most striking and famous view of the city.
- detaro 7y agoIsn't the article mostly suggesting to replace not commonly visible roof structure with concrete/steel?
- javagram 7y agoYea the article is fine, replacing non-visible materials with improved modern materials is great I think.