Facade Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris. 18 x10 x 25 cm.

Description

Model of Notre Dame made of reconstituted marble with resin. Patinated with natural pigments.

Measurements: Width: 18 cm. Depth: 10 cm. Height: 25 cm.

Approx. weight: 3 kg.

Notre Dame Cathedral was built on the Île de la Cité, in the heart of Paris, on the site previously occupied by the Carolingian churches of Saint Etienne and Notre Dame.

Its construction began around 1160 under the episcopate of Maurice de Sully. Work continued until the beginning of the 14th century. It underwent some alterations at the beginning of the 18th century and was extensively restored by Viollet le Duc in the 19th century after the damage suffered during the Revolution.

The western façade, flanked by two 70-metre-high towers, is one of the finest achievements of French Gothic architecture.

On the lower level are three monumental porticoes above which runs a gallery with sculptures of the kings of Judea and Israel. In the centre is a large rose window flanked by twin windows, and the middle section is crowned by a beautiful arcade over which the upper section of the towers overlooks.