Archinect - News2024-05-06T08:03:09-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150030771/notre-dame-de-paris-asks-for-a-makeover
Notre-Dame de Paris asks for a makeover Noémie Despland-Lichtert2017-09-29T16:42:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/kr/kraw67p83iyryw31.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Broken gargoyles and fallen balustrades replaced by plastic pipes and wooden planks. Flying buttresses darkened by pollution and eroded by rainwater. Pinnacles propped up by beams and held together with straps.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The historic French monument, Notre-Dame de Paris, has suffered due to time, rain, pollution and wind.</p>
<p>Built from 1160 to 1345, with restorations and additions in the mid 19th century by architects Jean-Baptiste Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc, the cathedral attracts 14 million visitors per year.</p>
<figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ap/apxm4kuzaqx30kwo.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ap/apxm4kuzaqx30kwo.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image from WIkipedia</figcaption></figure><p>The cathedral's spokesman André Finot explained that the cathedral needs an extensive makeover. The cost of the restoration is estimated at 150 million euros (US $180 million). <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3fepv5jijalao3d7.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3fepv5jijalao3d7.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image from Friends of the Notre-Dame de Paris</figcaption></figure><p>Pinnacles appear to be melting due to atmospheric corrosion.</p>
<figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7v/7ve0cmrgkhtud71f.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7v/7ve0cmrgkhtud71f.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514" alt="Picture from Friends of Notre-Dame" title="Picture from Friends of Notre-Dame"></a><figcaption>Image from Friends of the Notre-Dame de Paris</figcaption></figure><p>Several gargoyles are highly damaged by rain, pollution and wind.</p>
<figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yl/ylouf1hrnzjubo43.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yl/ylouf1hrnzjubo43.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image from Friends of the Notre-Dame de Paris</figcaption></figure><p>Flying buttresses are one of the most urgent and concerning issues due to their structural function. If one was to collapse, the consequences would be disastrous. </p>
<figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4n/4nrhdgrnyoxk18ez.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4n/4nrhdgrnyoxk18ez.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image from Friends of the Notre-Dame de Paris</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/friends/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friends of the Notre-Dame de Par...</a></p>