INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION (PART 1) NAME: Joyce Wee Yi Qin LECTURER: Ms. Persis Rodrigues SUBMISSION DATE: 29 Jan 2015 PRESENTATION DATE: 29 Jan 2015
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: ORAL PRESENTATION (PART 1)
NAME: Joyce Wee Yi QinLECTURER: Ms. Persis RodriguesSUBMISSION DATE: 29 Jan 2015PRESENTATION DATE: 29 Jan 2015
528 ACSaint Etienne basilica
1845-1868ACRestoration.
1793 ACFrench Revolution.
1163-1345 ACReconstruction.
1160 ACBishop Maurice de Sully had it demolished.
1000 ACCathedral of the city of Paris.
Historical Timeline
Structure
French Gothic
Compact. West front with 3 portals surmounted by a rose window, and 2 large towers.
Structure
Flying Butress
In response to the stress fractures occurring on the wall as they push outwards.
Ornamentations
Rose Windows
Important and beautiful collection of 13th-century Gothic art. They are the highlight and the greatest survival of original glass
Ornamentations
The Organ
The organ has 7,374 pipes. They play a key role in the cathedral’s musical and liturgical life.
Emmanuel Bell
Largest of the 10 bells. It weighs over 13 tons and is located at the south tower.
Ornamentations