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