ND-Paris-1200+
ND-Paris-1200-1300



Foundations blocks laid up to 9 meters high



Hoisting of materials with treadmill runners
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All craftsmen were well paid

Choir walls erected and supported

Roof from ancient trees
covered with lead tiles

Vault timber construction

Blocks and key-stone
placed on timber arches

Block arches built on blocks
that rest on timber arches

Rainwater diverted from the 1200 ton
wood/lead tiles roofs and
flowing through the Gargoyles
away from the edifice

All statues were painted in various colors

King (St) Louis 9 bought/brought
JC’s crown of thorns to NDP

King Louis 9 consecrated NDP
in 1239 with JC’s crown

Largest Rose window in France

In 18th century the architect Viollet-le-Duc
restored the NDP to its former glory

He built a wooden Bell tower
not supported by Cathedral block frame