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Image: Notre Dame de Paris, East View 140207 1
Image: Notre Dame de Paris, East View 140207 1
Image: North rose window of Notre Dame de Paris, Aug 2010
Image: North rose window of Notre Dame de Paris, Aug 2010
Image: Chartres   Cathédrale 16
Image: Chartres Cathédrale 16
Image: Sainte Chapelle Interior Stained Glass
Image: Sainte Chapelle Interior Stained Glass
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South façade and the nave of Notre-Dame in 2017, two years before the fire
South façade and the nave of Notre-Dame in 2017, two years before the fire
Early six-part rib vaults of the nave. The ribs transferred the thrust of the weight of the roof downward and outwards to the pillars and the supporti
Early six-part rib vaults of the nave. The ribs transferred the thrust of the weight of the roof downward and outwards to the pillars and the supporting buttresses.
The massive buttresses which counter the outward thrust from the rib vaults of the nave. The weight of the building-shaped pinnacles helps keep the li
The massive buttresses which counter the outward thrust from the rib vaults of the nave. The weight of the building-shaped pinnacles helps keep the line of thrust safely within the buttresses.
Later flying buttresses of the apse of Notre-Dame (14th century) reached 15 metres (49 ft) from the wall to the counter-supports.
Later flying buttresses of the apse of Notre-Dame (14th century) reached 15 metres (49 ft) from the wall to the counter-supports.