Name: Lim Pui San (Leviss) Student ID: 0318144 Module: Effective Public Communication Session: September 2014 Lecturer: Persis Rodrigues Oral Presentation (Part 1)
Name: Lim Pui San (Leviss)Student ID: 0318144Module: Effective Public CommunicationSession: September 2014Lecturer: Persis Rodrigues
Oral Presentation (Part 1)
Notre Dame Cathedral, ParisNotre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Location Map
It is located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cite.
Introduction to Notre Dame Cathedral
“Our Lady of Paris”
Gothic cathedral
A church that contains the "cathedra", or official chair, of the Archbishop of Paris
Length: 130 meters
Width: 48 meters
Height: 35 meters
Historical Background
Construction Timeline
1160Maurice de Sully ordered the original cathedral demolished
1163Cornerstone laid for Notre –Dame de Paris
1182Apse and choir completed
1200Work began on western facade
1225Western facade completed
1250Western towers and north rose window completed
1250-1345Remaining elementscompleted
1182-1190Construction of the last three bays in the nave, the side aisles and the tribunes
Building Structure
Building Plan
The entranceExterior details
Interior of the cathedral
Ornamentations
Stained-glass windows
South rose window The cloister stained glass windows
Sculpture
Notre Dame de ParisA Virgin with child dedicated to “Notre-Dame de Paris”
Bells
Emmanuel bell
Furniture
The crown of light
It was called crowns of light or wheels when the lampiers supported a large number of cups or wax candles.
It is used for liturgical
Materials used
Stone Glass
Hard limestone used to construct the exterior of the building and also used in sculpturing.
The cathedral is largely composed with colourful stained-glass windows.
Wood
Large amount of wood used to construct roof framework.
References
1. Building history. (2015, January 27). Retrieved from http://notredamedeparis.fr/spip.php?article380
2. History. (2015, January 27). Retrieved from http://www.notredamecathedralparis.com/history
3. Cathedral for art and history. (2015, January 28). Retrieved from http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/-Cathedral-for-art-and-history-
4. Notre Dame Cathedral. (2015, January 28). Retrieved from http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/notredame.htm
5. [Notre-Dame de Paris] The façade and the portals. (2015, January 28). Retrieved from http://notredamedeparis.fr/The-Facade-and-the-Portals