A video that must go up as a recollection of the day.
The Renaissance of Notre Dame. How many medieval craftsmen have gone through history without their names mentioned. Well technology has finally caught up in this video you will see the craftsmen who once more brought the cathedral back to its former glory. I am sure Tom Stephenson will have watched with interest the restoration, and I hope Tom is back soon because we all miss him.
Today I have been making bread having decided that sourdough loaves from the supermarket are expensive (and has got too many holes in it!).
Dove flours had a sale so I ordered my organic flour from them. Also, Rye flour, it makes a softer loaf, though the 'rise' is slow. Bean burgers also, so simple to make and much better than the supermarket concoctions. After lunch, a Christmas tradition for me, red cabbage with apple, slowly stewed and then put down in the freezer.
I was at the Notre Dame just a few days ago.
ReplyDeleteI only took a photo from the outside. So didn't get a chance to walk in.
I will definitely watch this film. it sounds interesting. Thanks.
It is marvellous that it was repaired so quickly Liam, over 2000 people worked on it.
ReplyDeleteA very interesting film. The skill of the original builders is amazing too. I have memories of going to Mass in Notre Dame with my mother. I was just four years old when we lived in Paris for a short while. I also remember the marionette theatre in the Jardins de Luxemburg, riding on a camel's neck and the fact that I was so tall I didn't qualify for the child's fare on the bus/tram. All a very long time ago.
ReplyDeleteGood childhood memories Ruta. Paris has a very romantic mood for people who come to visit it.
DeleteI know there was a lot of money involved in the restoration of Notre Dame and there was political pressure too but when all is said and done you have to applaud the craftsmen, craftswomen, labourers and planners who made it all happen. Humans have the wherewithal to do great things.
ReplyDeleteYes when we come together for a greater cause we make it worth being human. Though I did see someone criticising the restoration but that again is a weakness of the human spirit being less than generous.
ReplyDeleteYou know, when they talked of rebuilding Notre Dame, I honestly did not see how it could be done. However it has been done, and it is amazing, the amount of craftmanship and care that went into the rebuilding. I saw a special on it, and was amazed.
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