Saturday, April 3, 2010

Paris ≠ Belgium But Belgium = Paris...



            This is THE SAINT MICHAEL and SAINT GUDULA CATHEDRAL. This church is to be found at the Treurenberg hill on the edge between lower and upper town. Already at the beginning of the 11th century a church was situated here. In 1047 the Duke of Brabant, Lambert II, had the relics of Saint Gudula transferred from the Saint Gorik church in downtown Brussels to the new church at the Treurenberg hill. From that moment on the Saint Gudula and Saint Michael church took the lead over all the other churches in Brussels. Lambert II also gave the church to the priests who took care of the services and possessions of the church. Because of its growing importance, the first St. Gudula church originally built in Romanesque style was transformed in gothic style as from the 13th century.

Now on the similar gothic style a Church named Notre dame was built in Paris - France. 


                      Notre Dame de Paris (in English: Our Lady of Paris), also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of Paris. Notre Dame de Paris was among the first buildings in the world to use the flying buttress (arched exterior supports). The building was not originally designed to include the flying buttresses around the choir and nave. After the construction began and the thinner walls (popularized in the Gothic style) grew ever higher. The cathedral suffered desecration during the radical phase of the French Revolution in the 1790s, when much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. During the 19th century, an extensive restoration project was completed.
1163 Cornerstone laid for Notre Dame de Paris—construction begins.
1182 Apse and choir completed.

                      The reason for choosing these church is that every one speaks only about Originality and Quality in Europe. But when I went to Paris-France and Brussels-Belgium, I came to knew every thing about Notre dame and St Micheals church, but they hid the secret of coping the architecture. Since I had chance to visit both places, above all after doing few research work in the internet I came to know about this Truth behind the History.

Just thought of sharing some known History with you . . . and thats why I stated " Paris ≠ Belgium But Belgium = Paris... "

4 comments:

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aXs said...

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Unknown said...

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aXs said...

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