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on that. you really thought i would disappear. just yesterday he thought i was involved. i the grand old queen of the theater a daughter of human patients and genius a beacon raised on the brow of a new palace. this ship launched across the stormy seas of the century. at a moment when my future is in your hands a 1000 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. rather. i

am not redound of battle and this is my story. my last. at 1st i was no more than the improbable dream of one man. the dazzling vision alatas to woodcutter son who rose to become bishop of paris. maurice to sally who was a mad enough to believe and 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 to insert in a word i was no more than a foolish idea. in the mid 12th century the old as the trail 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 christie just as those of the all songs shot her own. rounds which hosted the coronation of

king. maurice to sell a should have accepted the obvious my time had not yet come. but little did he care i felt 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 cannons suddenly summoned the most famous master builders the ancestors of architects. the one overseeing the works at such a man they play. grace and the one from souls cathedral. together they passionately discussed the latest architectural innovations. good by old churches with thick walls 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 revolver. which distributes the vault swayed among the pillars lightning the structure. lateral thrust is absorbed by flying buttresses and their happy pedals. these are revolutionary ideas are brought dreams of light within reach. but each time or as the sally mentioned the dimensions of his as a child. he 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 sully had never been so long.

perhaps that is the lot of visionaries before being copied by everyone there 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. place beneath the modest vault 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 15 year old 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. or do you think if you had how 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 was preparing to spend the winter in paris. paris will become the setting for your majesty.

regardless of where it comes from the glory of the city were reflected on your crown. well that makes 2 of my cathedrals the most beautiful. so that none other can rival it clap. the most beautiful after 3 tries finally with the king's 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 we. would it is no less noble than stone. and it's through wood that the ingenuity of

my builders 1st revealed itself. for in those times nothing spectacular could be accomplished without word it was needed for scaffolding as framework believes and hoisting machines for tool handles. and workshop roofs. and thousands of additional tons for the cathedrals immense work site to come alive. in. the depths of the earth tremble as the quarry man graduate with a sledge hammer as. the mast acquire him and 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. good. god has made it up to us i'll use 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 the 3rd. 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 trust cathedral not our dime to paddy. all in all church. in spirit or sought. out.

with the pope's blessing sully's construction can finally begin. to be a lesson today will be forever changed. the old cathedral has had its day. part of it is preserved for service that must be held somewhere and till noted down departing 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 those that dispel the darkness and enter the souls of the face full. of. 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'd never seen a more stubborn boy. sulley had intrusted the construction work to richard come on awaiting a simple stone mason who had made it my master builder because he knew that on

a building site it's hands on knowledge that matter even really pits creek or the lord. only knows what other like. the trenches will be filled with hundreds of tons of blocks and stone to create the foundations that will bear my full weight. they stretched 9 meters underground. this feigns is both colossal and crucial for nothing will stand on a weak foundation. the foundations for the choir will be finished by autumn take the tribe unite our island soil is roger we're going to load it with so many stones that it won't budge it's the trends that tell us where we'll have to be careful. my founders 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. to. my choir has begun to emerge from the ground i. don't think this is the construction site for the parables. by builders are not many often just a few dozen. their tools may be rudimentary but their gestures opera's sights

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. etienne has also grown sally can be pleased for the little vagabond has found a satellite. 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 of the region limestone the muffled notes of soft stones. the bright sound of the yolk leak out the hard stones that bear the extreme pressures exerted on my pillow as. each block must be perfectly square for we are building for eternity. etienne learn the name of each of their precious tools masons hammer cloches 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 in the end the master entrusted him with a 1st block. at the end had never been so happy. but he still had so much to lack. of who was not really all the journey was all mapped out he would succeed his father scraper sites what for now he was learning how to dose the quantity of live sand and gravel that's needed to make mortar. to feel the resistance of this infinitely subtle necks beneath his trial. to read its glistening reflections and determine the precise moment when the cement is ready for use.

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

etienne was gifted. one day he would be a great craftsman. every stone in a cathedral has its story each one secretly bears the memory of the hand that carved it. i am the stuff at 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 marvels. 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. my . canons of the fabric who had the weighty task of a minister in the sights finances had warned the bishop soon there won't be a penny left. footed to good use.

the old future for him marse with a stretch but sally didn't want to hear any of it god was simply testing their courage she 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 sandinista 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 for the order 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 founder 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 flu medical canada have shaken my builders. what if they're chasing after a sinful glory without knowing it. what if maurice does sunny'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 shown 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 large ledge she says. other. than. the roofers are among the elite on my construction site only the most seasoned are allowed to try my peaks 45 meters above the ground. 118220 years after the start of construction my choir finally echoes with the sounds of the cannons as it has been closed off by

a temporary wall. but for my builders the possibility of one day seeing the completed cathedral has vanished forever. but the new king cobra philippo goosed often sought out the bishop for council of what influence did selling 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 flight by 77 towers. and started construction on the château the louvre the formidable fortress the west of the ramparts. amid this surge of activity by 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 in short and a 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. 80 inches old each year old stone so they would fit perfectly against one another. all that's left is for poles and mortar to set like glue. as though their talent and devotion are not enough they also add their anxious practice.

it's a big job and stalling the arches had gone as well as possible the motor had set. this 1000 metres stonebridge hangs 39 meters above the ground. the hour of truth has come. time on what are you waiting for are. let's proceed all together oh my god. is too big or too beautiful for the lord is how should be high like the vault of the sky. was. up. hell. we did it.

help. to come now this comes through celebration of the god they. want to cut along. the construction will continue. but the time has come for you to leave. but

why the centuries what heavily damaged a few more days and we can lay the ball to get richards is dead all is going to continue is his son. that's how things work i have to state i must you all gifted at your end but you still have much to learn. to take with us. you will go from side to side. it's the only way to improve your lot i have faith in your good fortune. in the middle ages good by author means farewell. with edge and 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 him 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 at the end resumed his odyssey. drawing the centuries a 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 one. my choir is extended by a spectacular nay. 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 order. it is now the year 1215. the stone cutters have been joined by sculptors who bear a wonderful name imagine being clean image makers. beneath their. 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 imagined. also the torments 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 was so weakened by the water that work had to be stopped. in knows all this. but hasn't seen me yet. i'm such a sorry sight. a chance.

to work by god. call. ettin return has del knight of the cannons for they want to build a monumental gallery above the portals to hold the statues of 28 kings in honor of filippo goosed we need it to suit is possible does this seem feasible to you and. 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 the work. under paul's orders the gallery was quickly built. the loss of perspective would be established 2 centuries later

but etienne has already mastered its cowards 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 roof with each downpour the 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 and 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 etienne's generation were tired now. they had to learn everything by themselves

invent everything on their own. they had devoted their lives to me. farewell. and thanks to you the craftsman 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 crowned with us by. 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 1230 s. i finally have the outline you know so well. one that molise to sally drew 80 years earlier on a wax type. my story is

far from over. it was all set august 12th 39 should have been my day of glory. the reign of filippo goosed saw my construction fad 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 to cathedral. and it's to me notre dame and a valley that the king came with this invaluable treasure.

all 100000 per regions held their breath. with this crown in notre dame 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 dark. what remained of maurice to sally staring all richard sacrifice etienne's genius. would construction have to resume once again. my builders would try to rise to this challenge. from my incredible story just being caught.

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