Worlds fail. Photos, 2004. My most recent look at her. Fluctuat nec Mergitur.
© Brad Nixon 2019
Posted by: Brad Nixon | April 16, 2019
Our Lady
Posted in Architecture, France, Photo Essays, Travel | Tags: Notre Dame de Paris, photography
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Under Western Skies 
Brad,
I did hear on TV news that most of the glass is intact, including the rose windows. And yes, words fail.
Dana
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By: dana graner on April 16, 2019
at 2:26 pm
Merci. I hope that’s true. All that glass is held by lead, with a low melting temperature, and although the building’s filled with art, it’s the glass that’s the glory of the place, in my opinion. With the huge draft created by the fire, they could’ve blown in, but I do hope what you’ve read is correct.
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 2:35 pm
I also read that the three rose windows, and other glass, survived. Also, the organ was spared.
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By: shoreacres on April 16, 2019
at 3:03 pm
Merci
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 3:11 pm
Also, the rooster that topped the spire has been found, and apparently is salvagable.
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By: shoreacres on April 16, 2019
at 3:12 pm
Really? I’d never noticed it. Something I did not know. Merci.
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 3:13 pm
I thought this reflection from VOX was especially good.
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By: shoreacres on April 16, 2019
at 3:24 pm
Thank you. There are innumerable compelling descriptions of the old pile in Hugo’s book. It’s interesting that the article fails to mention that book’s original title IS “Notre Dame de Paris.” I’m not certain how many readers of English, at least, know that. The church IS the book’s principal presence, if not the protagonist — one would say “towering presence,” if prone to hyperbole, as I am. Had a strong effect on me when I read it, a big chunk of a lifetime ago.
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 4:17 pm
When a stained glass window needs to be cleaned, each piece must be individually removed from its own lead frame and then put back in. You can’t just clean an entire window all at once.
I know that the 13th century windows at Chartres Cathedral are so unique that experts even today do not know how to duplicate the beautiful blues in those stained glass windows. Once gone, the glass is lost forever.
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By: La Boheme on April 16, 2019
at 3:10 pm
Yes. I’ve also read that no one has quite figured out the composition of the glass to create what those old masters knew.
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 3:13 pm
I just read in the New York Times of a happy fortuity: Fragile sculptures of the 12 apostles and four evangelists were removed from the cathedral spire for restoration just days before the fire broke out.
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By: myeclecticcafe on April 16, 2019
at 4:40 pm
Merci. Excellent news!
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 4:44 pm
*sigh*
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By: Brian Doerter on April 16, 2019
at 5:33 pm
Oui.
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By: Brad Nixon on April 16, 2019
at 5:52 pm
Its so sad that she burned, I bet it takes 40 years to fully restore all the priceless artifacts inside.
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By: shawnthompsonart on April 17, 2019
at 6:33 pm
The thought had occurred to me that reconstruction might well span the rest of my life.
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By: Brad Nixon on April 18, 2019
at 3:15 pm
Pictures say it all.
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By: Steve on April 19, 2019
at 7:36 pm