NOTRE DAME- STRUCTURE/ARCHITECT/BIBLICAL MEANING

The Portal of Judgment is the central portal of the western facade , installed in the years 1220-1230, shortly after the two other portals of the facade. It represents the Last Judgment as it is written in the Gospel of St. Matthew.

http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/la-cathedrale/architecture/le-portail-du-jugement/

At the lower lintel, the dead rise and come out of their graves. Just above, on the upper lintel, the Archangel Michael weighs their souls and, according to the life they have led on earth and the love they have shown towards God and men, the elect are led to the left. to Paradise (to the right of Christ) while the damned are led by a devil to hell on the right

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL-ARCHITECT

The Portal of the Virgin is the portal of the western facade on the left. It was installed in the years 1210-1220 , so after the portal St. Anne , but the portal of the Last Judgment is slightly later.

It traces, according to the tradition of the Church, the death of Mary, her ascent to Paradise and her coronation as Queen of Heaven.

Just above the two doors, on the lower lintel, three prophets on the left, three kings of the Old Testament on the right, hold phylacteries indicating that the promise of God has been fulfilled: Jesus came to save humanity. Just above, on the upper lintel, Mary rests on her deathbed surrounded by Jesus and the twelve Apostles. Two angels placed at the head and feet of Mary raise her shroud and carry it to Paradise

http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/la-cathedrale/architecture/le-portail-de-la-vierge/

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL- THE SPIRE

A first arrow was built above the crossing of the transept around 1250. It was a bell tower which in the seventeenth century had up to five bells. It was dismantled from 1786 to 1792.

Viollet-le-Duc , at the time of the restoration work of the cathedral, decided to put in place a second arrow whose frame would be independent of that of the forest on an octagonal base resting on the four pillars of the transept.

In 1860, he commissioned Bellu the carpenter for this work. The model is that of the two-storey spire imagined in Orleans in 1852 which is fundamentally removed from that of the thirteenth century. In addition, this arrow is no longer a steeple.

The spire dominates the green-coppered copper statues of the twelve apostles with the symbols of the four evangelists . Viollet-le-Duc had himself represented as Saint Thomas with his square. He seems to contemplate the summit of his "Great Work".

Some impressive numbers : 500 tons of wood, 250 tons of lead, a height of 93 meters from the ground.

Finally, the rooster at the top of the spire contains three relics : a parcel of the Holy Crown of Thorns, a relic of Saint Denis and one of Saint Genevieve. He thus constitutes a true "spiritual lightning rod" protecting all those who work for the praise of God, inside the cathedral, icon of the heavenly Jerusalem. It was Cardinal Verdier, archbishop of Paris, who put them back in the presence of the chapter of the canons on October 25, 1935

http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/la-cathedrale/architecture/la-fleche/

>>6194771

she was jailed today for the arrest for car bomb plot happened 2 years ago

could be related- but she got arrested 2 years ago

>>6194841

whaaat? you gotta be kidding me

strange spot to be just hanging around amidst a massive fire

>>6194650

In the spring of 2013, a hive took place on the roof of the sacristy, surrounded by the square Jean XXIII which borders the south flank and the chevet of the cathedral since 1844.

Notre-Dame de Paris, hosting this hive, is fully associated with the preservation of dynamic biodiversity and wishes to recall the beauty of Creation and the responsibility of man vis-à-vis her.

Saint John Chrysostom and the bee, subject of inspiration for the Christian

Saint John Chrysostom, in one of his homilies to the people of Antioch, recalls the work of divine providence just as admirable in the creation of the smallest insects as in that of the firmament: "Look at the bee . Busy and relentless, she works for the service of man as well as for her own use; this is the image of the Christian: he seeks less his interests than those of others. You see her walking the meadow to pick up the booty that will enrich a foreign table. Imitate his example, O man! Whoever you are; rich, to spread in the bosom of the poor, the treasures of your opulence; scholar, to produce your knowledge outside and distribute it in the community. What is the glory of the bee is not to be laborious, it is to be for the public good. "

St. Ambrose, patron saint of beekeepers

St. Ambrose (340-397), bishop of the city of Milan, is the patron saint of beekeepers, bees and the city of Milan. Saint Ambroise is celebrated on December 7th.

According to the Life of Ambroise written by Paulin of Milan, his secretary, his cradle was in the courtroom. One day when he was sleeping, a swarm of bees suddenly appeared and covered his face and mouth so that it seemed as if the insects were coming into his mouth and coming out. The bees then took flight and rose to the air at such a height that the human eye was no longer able to distinguish them. The event struck his father who said, "If this little child lives, it will be something big.

http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/en/la-cathedrale/les-informations-insolites/les-abeilles-de-notre-dame-de-paris/