Notre Dame Cathedral

Notre D Cathedral impressive Gothic cathedral inspiration Victor Hugo's novel T Hunchback Notre D. Saved 19 century y -known French architect Viollet--D.

Notre D Paris Gothic cathedral eastern Î Cé Paris, France, entrance . I still Roman Catholic cathedral Archbishop Paris. Notre D Paris widely considered finest examples French Gothic architecture. I restored saved destruction y Viollet--D, France's famous architects. T Notre D means "O Lady" French. Notre D Paris first Gothic cathedrals, construction spanned Gothic period. I sculptures stained glass heavy influence naturalism, giving secular lacking earlier Romanesque architecture.

Notre D Paris among first buildings world flying buttress. T building originally designed include flying buttresses around choir . After construction began thinner walls (popularized Gothic style) g higher, stress fractures began occur walls pushed outward. I response, cathedral's architects built supports around outside walls, later additions continued .

T cathedral suffered desecration during radical phase French Revolution 1790s, religious imagery damaged destroyed. During 19 century, extensive restoration project completed, returning cathedral previous state.

Though several organs installed cathedral time, earliest inadequate building. T first noteworthy organ finished 1700s y noted builder François-Henri Clicquot. S Clicquot's original pipework pedal division continues sound organ today. T organ almost completely rebuilt expanded 19 century y Aristide Cavaillé-C.

T position titular organist Notre-D considered prestigious organist posts France, along titulaire p Saint Sulpice Paris, Cavaillé-Coll's largest instrument.

T organ 7,800 pipes, 900 classified historical. T organ 109 stops, 56-y manuals 32-y pedalboard. I December 1992 completed organ fully computerized organ under 3 LAN (Local A Networks).

Among -known organists Notre D Louis Vierne, position 1900 1937. Under tenure, Cavaillé-C organ modified tonal character, notably 1902 1932. Pierre Cochereau initiated further alterations (y which already planned y Louis Vierne), including electrification action between 1959 1963 ( original Cavaillé-C console, which still Notre D museum, replaced y console Anglo-American style) addition further stops between 1965 1972, notably pedal division, recomposition mixture stops, finally adding three horizontal stops " chamade". After Cochereau's sudden death 1984, titular organists appointed Notre D 1985: J-Pierre Leguay, Olivier Latry, Y Devernay ( 1990), Philippe Lefebvre. T reminiscent 18-century practice cathedral having titular organists, playing three months y. Beginning 1989, another restoration instrument undertaken, which completed 1992.

T bells

There bells Notre D. T great bourdon bell, Emmanuel, located South Tower, weighs j 13 tons, tolled hours y various occasions services. There additional bells wheels North Tower, which swing chimed. These bells g various services festivals. T bells g manually, currently g y electric motors. T bells external hammers playing small clavier.