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on that day. you really thought i would disappear. just yesterday he thought i was in vulnerable i the grand old queen of it ages daughter of human patience and genius a beacon raised on the brow of mutinously take this ship launched across the stormy seas of the century. at a moment when my future is in your hands house and memories come rushing back. it was 800 years ago when my builders released me out of the ground. during the legendary middle ages when i was built to exceed. oh mother.

i am not a damn divine and this is my story. my last. at 1st i was no more than the improbable dream of one man. the dazzling vision a long modest woodcutters son who rose to become bishop of paris. maurice to sally who was a mad enough to believe in history as. it is paris in the year 1160 and his dream of

a cathedral is too great for his time. the candidates those powerful administrators who manage the diocese with him have refused to support his project it is too costly too uncertain in a word i was no more than a foolish idea. in the mid 12th century the old cathedral of paris narrow and dark seems like it will be there for eternity. after all it is in proportion to paris which was a far cry from the major capital you know to that. the small kingdom of france was a week undivided at the time and the modest diocese of paris was not as prestigious as those of sauce shot her. or routes which hosted the coronation of king.

maurice to sully should have accepted the obvious my time had not yet come. but little did he care i filled his days and haunted his nights a faint silhouette on a wax top. to the devil with prudence and mediocrity. against the advice of the canons suddenly summoned of the most famous master builders the ancestors of architects. the one overseeing the works at such a man they. grace and the one from souls get. together they passionately discussed the latest architectural innovations. good by old churches with the qualls and narrow windows thanks to the gothic arch

horizontal thrust could be reduced all while stretching up toward the sky ever higher. they sang the praises of the revolt. which distributes the vaults weight among the pillars lightning the structure. lateral thrust is absorbed by flying buttresses and their heavy pedals. these are revolutionary ideas are brought dreams of light within reach. but each time more as to sally mentioned the dimensions of his because each will. be always got the same answer. it will never step. right to understand that you will not accept this challenge either. i regret so your grace. maurice to sally had never been so alone. perhaps that is the lot of

visionaries before being copied by everyone i've taken from mad men. in the face of so much disappointment how not to throw in the towel. people said he had withdrawn into silence in one of the romanesque abbey is flourishing in the kingdom of the time to atone among the monks for his builders manatee. the air beneath the modest vaults of this cradle inspired by a gentle light he would meditate on the humility befitting a good christian. but sally was elsewhere. and he was not meditating. he had simply given up on fighting for his

defeat role abandoning his bishop's outfit and returning to the forests of his childhood. was it a sign from god. or the forest of his childhood sending him a message. you must charm in order to convince. i think they're smart or will do the trick. what do you think if you're an owl many years will it take to build. a lifetime but we're not yet. my future now depended on a wooden model. it had to charm a single person the king of france louis the 7th who is preparing to spend the winter in paris. paris will become the setting for your majesty.

regardless of where it comes from the full glory of the city will reflect upon your crown. well then actually my cathedral is the most beautiful. so that none other can rival explained. the most beautiful of kathy trusts finally with the king support everything was possible. my giant construction site would shake up all of either france but it is in the large forests of the paris base at that everything began among the trees that the men of the middle ages grew like wheat. and wood is no less noble than stone. and it's through wood that the ingenuity of

by builders 1st revealed itself. for in those times nothing spectacular could be accomplished without wood it was needed for scaffolding as framework b s and hoisting machines for tool handles. and workshop roofs. and thousands of additional tons for the cathedrals immense work site to come alive. the depths of the earth trembled as the quarry men dragged away with their sledge hammer as. amassed a quarry men have to extract thousands of limestone blocks one after another.

but one block must be brought to paris without delay the one that will serve as my 1st stone. is a good. god is made as our doors are yours outer. world what a trial the big. lessing of this holy stone takes place before 2 of the most powerful men in christianity the king of france and pope alexander society. it is the year of $1163.00 we put our church under the protection of the virgin mary the mother of christ it will be called not true dom cathedral not our dammed up our e. the when it all change. in spirit or sought. out.

with the pope's blessing sully's construction can finally begin. to elicit a will be forever changed. the old cathedral has had its day. part of it is preserved for service that must be held somewhere antidote noted down the body rises above the city. everything about my architecture is sacred. my choir transept and me will form a stone ship 127 meters in length and shaped like a cross my choir symbolizes the head of christ like most churches it is oriented. which is to say it faces the orient to welcome the 1st rays of

light and those that dispel the darkness and enter the souls of the face but. what joy the music of my construction finally echoes across all of paris. it is the $1164.00. as one would expect etienne could not resist the call of the work site he gave his professors the slip soon enough. the bishop tried to reason with him but you've never seen a more stubborn boy. sulley had entrusted the construction work to richard come on that waiting a simple stone mason who had made my master builder because he knew that on

a building site it's hands on knowledge that matter even moving peeps great i don't . know what i like you. the trenches will be filled with hundreds of tons of blocks and stone to create the foundations that will bear my food when. they stretch 9 meters underground. this phase is both colossal and crucial for nothing will stand on a bleak foundation. the foundations for the choir will be finished by autumn take the tribe unite our island soil is rajo we're going to load it with so many stones that it won't budge it's the transit dollars will have to be careful. my founder's nightmares have given way to the builders excell taishan sally thinks of nothing but the size of my pillows or the

design of my flying buttresses. he almost forgets how perilous an adventure he embarked upon with such rudimentary means. 11725 years have passed. 5 long years of labor before reaping the 1st rewards. my choir has begun to emerge from the ground i. don't think this is the construction site with a pair of this. my builders are not matching often just a few dozen. their tools may be rudimentary but their gestures are precisely

and their know how unrivaled. these men are part of a special world there are no slaves here every bit of manpower is paid. by little village of workshops sprouts up at my feet they housed the masters and guild craftsmen from the 80 occupations needed for my construction they are the elite of the work site and their talent costs. and c.n.n. has also grown sally can be pleased for the little vagabond has found a family. actually he's found something even better. a calling.

he dreamed of being a stone cutter he admired the highly skilled craftsman belonging to the companion guild and envied the fortunate ones who completed a 6 year apprenticeship. that's the time it takes to distinguish the nuance other region limestone the muffled notes of soft stones. the bright sound of leaves ochlik out the hard stones that bear the extreme pressures exerted on my pillows. each block must be perfectly square for we are building for eternity. etienne learn the name of each of their precious jewels masons hammer clutches all straight so costly to maintain that the master counted them every night. through sheer perseverance he managed to gain acceptance in this closed and secret

world. in the end the master entrusted him with a 1st block. etienne had never been so happy. but he still had so much to laugh. not really all the journey was all mapped out he would succeed his father his group the sights what for now he was learning how to dose the quantity of live with sand and gravel that's needed to make mortar. to feel the resistance of this infinitely subtle next beneath his trial. to read its glistening reflections and determine the precise moment when the cement is ready for use.

considerable quantities are needed for this mortar seals not just the books but also. it fills their interior mixed with crudely cut stones. mortar may seem less noble than but it's what gives my wolds strength. when there apprenticeship is complete stonecutters the signature on mason's mark on the blocks in order to be paid for their work.

and was gifted. one day he would be at great crafts not. every stone in a cathedral has its story each one secretly bears the memory of the hand that carved it. i am the stuff of their destinies these builders who patiently raise my choir over 3 levels supported by heavy abutment and rows of flying buttresses. but don't be naive it took fortunes to produce these models. sally could count on the revenues of the diocese which was incredibly wealthy. the fertile lands of the paris basin provided the means to pay for the colossal expenses of construction.

but in the middle ages vagaries of weather could quickly turn into calamity. all it took was a rainy summer followed by a freezing winter for the ground to turn to stone and the diocese income to suddenly collapse. building a cathedral was a luxury that could no longer be afforded. it was. the canons of the fabric who had the weighty task of a minister in the sites finances had warned the bishop soon there won't be a penny left. for to do good use.

the old future for marse little stress but sally didn't want to hear any of it god was simply testing their courage he would find the money using every means at his disposal. he brought out the precious relics of christian saints from their chests. the remains of sand any the 1st bishop of paris and even a vase said to have held the real milk of the virgin mary. the people of the middle ages venerated relics and their presentation ceremonies provided fine opportunities to take the collection on for. but this was not enough and sally forgot his principles thank you he ordered the sale of candles to be revived. in exchange for

a heavy sack of flour or a few coins the church would pardon certain sins. not fasting during lent or a shameful relation. my found there was ready to pardon anything in order for work to resume. the gifts of the faithful have allowed construction to resume. at the threats of the full medical can and have shaken my build is. one of their chasing after sinful glory without knowing it. what if maurice does sally's project to which they have devoted their lives is destined for disaster. it was urgent that my choir be finished so that service could finally be helping. the builders shape

and raise the 1000 beams of by framework some of which were shone out of centuries old folks they give it its magnificent meat. the forest. then the building must quickly be protected from inclement weather with a roof of a larger ledge she says. it's a well. the roofers are among the elite unlike instruction site only the most seasoned are allowed to climb my peaks 45 meters above the ground. 118220 years after the start of construction my choir finally echoes with the sounds of the cannons prayers it has been closed off by

a temporary world. but for my builders the possibility of one day seeing the completed cathedral has vanished forever. but. the new king philip will get used often sought out the bishop for council of what influence did sally have no one will now. but it was at this moment that the king decided to make paris his capital. he equipped the city with a surrounding wall measuring 5 kilometers flanked by 77 towers. and started construction on the château the louvre the formidable fortress west of the ramparts . amid this surge of activity my builders redoubled their efforts. the most prodigious phase takes place beneath my framework the laying of my vaults . richard had wood centering is installed atop the pillars on

which the masons lay the stone blocks one by one. the keystone is the centerpiece ensuring the cohesion of the whole. then comes the blocks that enclose the vault. but the procedure is always delicate always uncertain. especially for the largest one. the transept crossing. etienne she's old each year old stone so they would fit perfectly against one another. all that's left is for poles mortar to set like glue as though their talent and devotion are not enough they also add their anxious press.

it's a big crowd and stalling the arches had gone as well as possible the mortar had set . this 18 meters stonebridge hangs 39 meters above the ground. the hour of truth has come a. time on what are you waiting for are. let's proceed all together oh my god. nothing is too big or too beautiful for the lord is how should be high like the vault of the sky. held. we did it.

come now this comes to celebrate the look of it. like such a long. orphan . the construction will continue. but the time has come for you to leave. but.

why the centering is what heavily damaged a few more days and we can lay the ball to get richards is dead all is going to continue is this so. that's how things work i have to state i must you all gifted at your own but you still have much to learn. take with us. you will go from side to side. as the only way to improve your art i have faith in your good fortune. in the middle ages goodbye often means farewell. with gone sally's health begins to fail. what will become of me

without the inspiration from which i was born. sensing that his strength was leaving the old man withdrew into his paris abbey. he passed away in 1196 over 80 years old. i am off and. my founder will never see his life's work completed by he did something even greater. he launched a little vagabond on the path of great builders. when his tears had dried etienne resumed his odyssey. drawing the centuries and marvelous inventions in his notebook. he authored his talents from site to site and perfected his art.

his curiosity was insatiable he had to understand everything. everywhere he sought to detect the secret laws that govern architecture and the nature of things. in paris the music of the stone cutters workshops has resumed. additional craftsman have come to lend a hand. in the work will continue come what may. my choir is extended by a spectacular name. before dying sally left enough to pay for its lead roofing. under paul's orders my imposing facade begins to search from the ground with its 3

monumental portals. it is now the $1215.00. the stone cutters have been joined by sculptors who bear a wonderful name imagine being the image makers. beneath their actions of the scenes from holy scripture commissioned by the canons transformed into images of infinite grace. in this world where books are so rare they are the pages of a stone bible. the

blissful poses of those chosen for paradise aren't what inspired the sculptor's the most. it's the visions of hell with their terrifying creatures and tortured bodies that bring forth the full genius of the imagining. also the torment of these middle ages haunted by fear of divine punishment. in the spring of 1219 torrential rains fall on paris. the sand has once again risen from its bed and this time it has taken everything along with it.

all was devastated. he realized how fragile i was. the most spectacular damage is often not the most serious water is an insidious enemy with each downpour it weighs against my sides runs along the walls and digs into my facades infiltrating the stone and breaking it in times of frost. i am not yet 50 years old and water is already nibbling away at me like leprosy.

my misfortunes reached the ears of the man who is now known as master at t.n. . it is the year 1220 and i am in need of him. but when he steps inside fillable ghosts walt his heart twinge of. how not to dread our reunion. my foundations were so weakened by the water that work had to be stopped. in knows all this. but hasn't seen me yet. and such a sorry sight. a chance.

to work by god. calls. it since returned has delighted the cannons for they want to build a monumental gallery above the portals to hold the statues of 20 a king in honor of philip goosed we need it to suit possible does this seem feasible to you. the 2 finding boys who i watched grow up have combined their forces for a final challenge. under etienne's orders the best imagine a sculpted enormous blocks of limestone. each king required a month of work. under paul's orders the gallery was

quickly built. the laws of perspective would be established 2 centuries later but etienne has already mastered its codes he asked the sculptors to give the statues bodies that are longer than natural with bigger heads. seen from the ground 15 meters below the king's will assume their correct proportions. after dark etienne leads another battle against the devastating effect of rain. to drain away the thousands of liters of water that fall on my roofs with each downpour he imagines digging the tops of the flying buttresses to transform them into goddess connected to a vast network of channels. the gargoyles at their far end will spit out water at a distance in order to preserve the walls. this amazing invention will save my

life. he'd come a long way since his improbable encounter with maurice to sally. ride down a stone that was not always white the facades of my builders were radiant with color. these are the true middle ages which some thought dark and ignorant building cathedrals of on arrival to beauty in the heart of cities. the builders of veterans generation were tired now. they had to learn everything by themselves invent

everything on their own. they had devoted their lives to me. right. farewell. and thanks to you the crafts and of my years. but other builders had already taken over the reins. they launched gigantic works to build the drainage network imagined by a t.n. my roof had to be removed and my walls raised by 2 meters i am they used the opportunity to transform the small terrace roofs and to rework the

flying buttresses. my framework is entirely remounted $1200.00 tons of wood and lead which they crown with aspire. seeking to improve sally's project they transform my small windows into walls of glass that other cathedrals will rush to imitate. and of course they finally raise my 2 towers 69 meters above the ground. much higher than the one in the king's palace. in the late 12th thirty's i finally have the outline you know so well. one that maurice does sunny drew 80 years earlier on a wax tablet. my story is

far from over. it was all set august 15th 1239 should have been my day of glory. the reign of filippo ghost saw my construction. that of his grandson st louis would see my consecration. on that day the very christian of kings brought the most coveted of all relics back to paris the crown of thorns that christ wore during the crucifixion. because. it had cost an astronomical sum. enough to build 2 cathedrals. and it's to me notre damn divine that the king came with this invaluable treasure.

all 100000 her regions held their breath. with this crown in notre down paris would be paradise. after staying in the shadows of other cathedrals for so long i finally saw myself as the 1st lady of france. i couldn't fathom that this crown wasn't meant for me. the king has the sunshine built in just 6 years just a few streets from my towers. that sublime reliquary with its walls of glass is a miracle. the king has made up his mind that would be the whole of

the whole a crowd. but there is worse yet. aside from its insolent beauty all that was marvelous 20 years ago now seemed heavy. and doc. what remained of maurice to sally's staring over richard sacrifice 80 ends genius. would construction have to resume once again. my builders would try to rise to this challenge. for my incredible story had just become.

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