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Building For The Change  carved  human  or  animal                            architecture,    many      countries
  face  or  figure  projecting
                                                                               around the world were inspired by
  from  the  gutter  of  a
                                                                               Notre  Dame.  ?Gothic  architecture
  building,  typically  acting                                                 was  very  much  influenced  by
 In Architecture  as  a  spout  to  carry  water                               naturalism  and  that  was  seen
            of
                         wall?
                   a
                                                                               through  the  stained  glass  and
  clear
  (Grimshaw).      In    some                                                  sculptures  found  in  Notre  Dame
  cases,  these  statues  have                                                 Cathedral,  which  in  the  early
  certain       representations.                                               Romanesque architecture this was
 How Notre   For example, the are used                                         the opposite?(UK Essays). The idea

 Dame   to keep away demons from                                               of  stained  glass,  murals,  and  art
  homes     and    architecture.   A  statue of gargoyles and angles  on the   pieces made  of glass. This  is  only
 changed   Another  feature  that  was   walls of the Notre Dame Cathedral.    one  of  several  influences  on

  very common in the architecture of Notre Dame was          other_countries?_architecture.
 architecture   flying  buttresses.  Flying  Buttresses  are  ?masonry

 forever.  structure[s]  typically  consisting  of  an  inclined  bar
  carried on a half arch that extends (?flies?) from the    Will it Stand M uch Longer
  upper  part  of  a  wall  to  a  pier  some  distance  away
                                                                           Centuries  of  weather have  worn  away at
  and  carries  the  thrust  of  a  roof  or  vault?
                                                             the  stone  architecture  in  Notre  Dame.  The  fumes
  (Augustyn).These  structures  were  commonly  used
 By A very   on  the  inside  cathedrals  and  other  forms  of   from  decades  of  gridlock  have  only  worsened  the
 A sbury  architecture  for  support,  ensuring  that  the   damage.  ?Pollution  is  the  biggest  culprit,?  says

  structure_didn?t_collapse.                                 Philippe  Villeneuve,  architect  in  chief  of  historic
                                                             monuments  in  France.  ?We  need  to  replace  the
  How it Changed the Perspective
       What are some things you think Notre Dame is   France,  has  some  of  the  most  fascinating   ruined  stones.  We  need  to  replace  the  joints  with
 architecture  in  the  world.  According  to  Jeanne  of M any
 famous   for?
 Things all the way   Mandello,  ?On  an  average  summer  day  in  Paris,        When  Notre  Dame  developed  very  fascinating
 from their colleges   about  50,000  tourists  pass  through  Notre  Dame
 cathedral, one of the finest buildings of the medieval
 to  football  teams,
 and   even   the   era still standing.? Built in 1163, Notre Dame has had

 Disney  film  ?The   architecture  that  is  ancient  and  still  stands  today.
 Most  of  the  architectures  took  over  200  hundred                                    a still standing."
 Hunchback   of
 years. Through the persistence and perseverance of
 Notre  Dame?.  Now
 push  all  of  these   the people in Notre Dame, they created great pieces   "One of the finest buildings of
 of  architecture  that  is  showed  to  people  around
 things  aside.  Did
 the__world.
 you  know  Notre
 Dame is known for   Figures in A rchitecture
 something   more                                                                  - Jeanne Mandello
 fascinating?  This                                                the medieval er
        There  are  many  features  when  it  comes  to
 is   their   M urals of stained glass on the inside of Notre
 buildings  and  architecture.  One  feature  that  this
 architecture.  Dame Cathedral. These were sometimes used in the
 includes  are   gargoyles.  Although  this  is  not   place of a window that is visible from the inside
 One of the many entrances to   hhNotre   Dame,   and outside of the cathedral .
 the Notre Dame Cathedral.  common around the globe, it is very common in the
 found in Paris,   city  of  Notre  Dame.  ?Gargoyles  are  a  grotesque
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