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1、《Unit7Wherewouldyouliketovisit-NotreDamedeParis》文章素材InthinkingofGothicarchitecture,ourthoughtsalwaysascend.ForthatwhichembodiesGothicstylemostislofty;Rosewindowsofstainedglass,ornatelycraftedspires,andtheguardiansofgrandcathedrals,theGargoyles.EachisdistinctlyGothic,a
2、ndalldistinctlyNotreDamedeParis.ManydiversifiedcharacteristicswillhelpidentifyastructureasGothic:ogeearchways,ribbedvaults,andthewondrousflyingbuttressesareafew.Yet,itisalwaysthecraftplacedhighabove,whichcapturesoureyesandimaginationsmosteffectively.Sinceallworksofrel
3、igiousartrisebeyondmereartisticexpression,bearingpotentsymbolicreference,wemustacceptthatourattentionwasintendedtobefocusedupwards.Withinthespanofthepassingcenturies,thecathedralsoftheMiddleAgesthemselvesriseupaboveotherculturalachievements.Atthecenterofthesetoweringl
4、egaciesresidesNotreDamedeParis,'OurLady.'ItdoesnotbelittleothercathedralstorefertoNotreDamedeParisasthe'WorldAmbassadorofGothicCathedrals.'History'swindingwayshavealreadydecreedasmuch.Formany,theirfirstconceptofGothicderivesfromsomereferencetothisgrandstructure.Itmatt
5、ersnotwhetherwehavephysicallyvisitedNotreDame,itspersonadominatestheGothiclandscape.VictorHugo'sfamousnovelfeaturingthemovingcharacterizationofthehunchback,Quasimodo,hasservedthenotorietyofthecathedralwell.Yet,factualhistoryhasclaimedthisagedladyasaprominentfigurenear
6、thecenterstageofitsownstory.NotreDamedeParis,morethansevenhundredyearsold,isonlythemostrecentofholyhousestooccupythisancientsacredground.TheCeltsheldtheirservicesonthisislandintheseine,andatoptheirsacredgrovestheRomansbuilttheirowntempletoJupiter.IntheearlyyearsofChri
7、stianity,abasilicadedicatedtoSt.Etiennewasconstructedaround528byChildebert.AchurchintheRomanesquemannerreplacedthebasilica,andthisstooduntil1163whenworkbeganonthestructurewhichstandstoday.Constructedinthreestages,thecathedralwascompletedin1250.ThisperiodwitnessedParis
8、comingintoitsownforceasacenterofpoliticalpowerandcommerce.Noexpensewassparedincreatingachurchthatwouldreflectthecapital'snew
