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Public lecture: Rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
The great Cathedrals of Western Europe were pioneering in their quest for creating heaven on earth. The Norman Conquest ensured the learning travelled over to England and within a few short years, dramatic changes in the language of ecclesiastical architecture of both France and England occurred. These buildings pushed the ingenuity of the master masons and the structural capability of the natural materials in use to their limits, which means that, sometimes, such limits are overcome with catastrophic consequences. The 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris being such an event.
In this lecture, we will discuss some of the factors at play at Notre Dame during the fire and that needed to be considered for its reconstruction, using our recent major repairs projects at Canterbury Cathedral as a touch point for the design process and realities of conserving and restoring the most structurally pioneering architecture of its day.
In this lecture, we will discuss some of the factors at play at Notre Dame during the fire and that needed to be considered for its reconstruction, using our recent major repairs projects at Canterbury Cathedral as a touch point for the design process and realities of conserving and restoring the most structurally pioneering architecture of its day.
- Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Time: 7pm – 8:30pm (Please arrive early - doors open at 6.30pm)
- Location: St. Cecilia’s Hall, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Horseshoe Lane East, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2TN
Ample free parking is available on the school grounds.
Ticket Prices
- £12per person
- £10 for SCPT members
- £5 for under 25s
- £30 for a group of three (save £6)
- Time: 7pm – 8:30pm (Please arrive early - doors open at 6.30pm)
- Location: St. Cecilia’s Hall, St. Peter’s Catholic School, Horseshoe Lane East, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2TN
Ample free parking is available on the school grounds.
Ticket Prices
- £12per person
- £10 for SCPT members
- £5 for under 25s
- £30 for a group of three (save £6)
St. Peter’s Catholic School, Horseshoe Lane East, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2TN
Thu 23 Jan 2025