Notre Dame
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is a cathedral. The word cathedral comes from the Latin word
cathedra, which is the name that was given to the throne was called where the
bishop sat in his church. The cathedral was the house of God and the seat of
the bishop. The bishop is the powerfull leader of the church and the church
rul ....
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.... was gotten by digging in the ground for
it. In a location as close to where the cathedral was to be built as possible.
The stone was pulled up by oxen who could transport approximately 8000 lbs. in a
single load. The stones were held together by mortar, which was made by sand
and water mixed with lime.
Notre Dame is so tall, to make sure it wouldn't crumble, the builder had to
use framework to support their creation called a flying buttress. The roofs
were made from lead and gutters ....
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