West Facade of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Uploaded: November 22, 2023 | Entered: November 22, 2023 12:35:45
The western façade is the result of innovative architecture in its time. Its style reflects a regular rhythm of horizontal and vertical lines. Large portals welcome visitors into Notre-Dame Cathedral, while the square towers house the bells.
Construction of the western facade began in 1200 under Bishop de Sully and continued with Bishop Guillaume d’Auvergne, counselor and confessor of Saint Louis. It ended with the construction of the north tower in 1240 and the south tower in 1250. The west façade has several functions: it is the point of entry for visitors, the entrance of western light, it houses and diffuses the sound of the bells in the towers.
The western façade is based on a set of vertical lines (four buttresses and two towers) and horizontal (portals, gallery of kings, bays, columns). Its imposing dimensions are a technological feat for the time: 43.5 meters wide and 45 meters high, measuring 69 meters with the towers. The harmonious simplicity of the façad
Exif: Camera: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark III; Shutter Speed: 1/125; Aperture: f/5.6; ISO: 125; Orientation: 1; Date: 2023:11:22 15:24:17
Terry Korpela
November 22, 2023
1
Bojan Bencic
January 01, 2024
1
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to John Rivera.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Contact photographer via gallery
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.