Notre Dame de Paris (Paris, France) : West façade, close frontal view of the three portals

Creator:

Chelles, Jean de, died ca. 1270)
Montreuil, Pierre de, ca. 1200-ca. 1264

Published/Created:

Paris, Île-de-France, France
ca. 1163-1330

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990's
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

glass
stone

Notes:

The plan as conceived by the first architect was highly original. It included a five-aisled nave of five double bays, a wide non-projecting transept and a choir of two double bays flanked by double aisles, which continued into a double ambulatory. The chapels were contained within the ambulatory wall. The north transept wall was built ca. 1250 by Jean de Chelles with a sculptured portal and a glazed triforium surmounted by an enormous rose window. He designed an identical arrangement for the south arm, but the project was continued by Pierre de Montreuil from 1258. In the 14th century Jean Ravy, continuing the work of Pierre de Chelles, enlarged the gallery windows of the chevet, decorating them with gables, and put up fantastic flying buttresses with a single span of 15 m.

Variant Titles:

Notre-Dame Cathedral

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 12th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 13th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 14th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A2-F-P-ND-1-C1

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
churches: cathedrals (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors construction buildings; religious buildings; churches; cathedrals arch

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10093691

PID:

digcoll:1853729