Paris argues for the reconstruction of Notre Dame

The flames in Notre-Dame were not yet deleted, as the President of France, Emmanuel Macron made a vow: "We will continue to build Notre-Dame, still beautiful, and I want that to be completed in five years. We can do this." Actually, you think something would have to the We-create-the-rhetoric in a time of porous become We term have taught: Politically expedient, such rhetoric is not necessarily.

But sometimes it has to be Pathos. Thus, the art-historical imprisonment will say dubious five-year plan with militaristic means of a whipping, Macron appointed an Ex-General Jean-Louis Georgelin, to the Supervisor in Paris. The Général d'armée was until 2010 chief of the General staff. His Mission he referred to as "battle" and "question of will". And no, he doesn't have to waste his time with art-historical symposia. Please, our lady of Paris, one thinks dumbfounded, must be some of the roving as short?

glass roof and viewing platform

Are 60 months for the reconstruction of a Monument of world-ranking, the damages (for example, at the medieval masonry) are not yet determined an approach is appropriate, ignorant – to the Posse, the misfortune is the promise, the Cathedral was "beautiful". No wonder that architects such as photo shopper out see required. The series of designs is astonishing. If you are formalisms for once apart from the perhaps provocative-intentioned, actually absurd suggestion of Tom Wilkinson (embellishment of the pretty Gothic, but also quite a Roman Catholic Cathedral by a "graceful minaret"), then there are no steel-and-glass-more that Notre Dame is not over-forming.

image path: this is how it looked after the fire in the Church

According to an Interview with Norman Foster, the Times has brought, for example, an alleged Foster-draft in circulation. To see is instead of the roof burned chair – with a glass roof and a needle sharpener steel tower including the observation deck. The office of Foster's distancing himself now. May also be because of the excitement caused by the action of the sketch in the network. Nevertheless, Foster praises the already rushed, Yes rushed, which was awarded the architectural competition. The offer of the opportunity to give the iconic building to have a contemporary face.

First oak afforestation

in Contrast, the followers of a different idea are now in position. You were on the afforestation loved one for the first time, the 1'300 oak trees from which the roof up, to come to the "Original" as close as possible. But what should be beautiful? The first sod 1163? The roof of the 13. Century? The structural changes in the 18. or, the restoration in the 19th century. Century? There is no Original-Notre-Dame, because almost all of the companies have built in to almost all times, as the buildings was sacred has always been usual. The longing for the "Original" à la carte leads to mimicry to travesty. The Gothic era was the Era that invented self-aware.

range: The best cartoons after the fire

of Course, the question of how much present and future to try to rescue the past, are also in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame. Thinking and it is to the history of the reconstruction debates in all over the world shows, it's complicated. In order to be a building that is more Narrative as construction and the factory, you will need the time to identify in a collection of good ideas, the best Vision. To communicate with you. To plan then. To expect then. And then to say, when Notre Dame is back to what it is now: a Church. (Editorial Tamedia)

Created: 27.04.2019, 16:59 PM