Innehållsförteckning
Vem brände Notre Dame?
En förundersökning pågår för att utreda brandorsaken. Troligast har branden startats av en osläckt cigarettfimp eller en elektrisk kortslutning. Ingen vet restaureringen kommer att kosta, men löften om donationer på 900 miljoner euro eller 10 miljarder svenska kronor har utlovats.
Vilken konststil är katedralen Notre Dame?
Bakgrund. Notre-Dame var en av de första gotiska katedralerna. Skulpturerna och glasmålningarna visar naturalismens inflytande, vilket ger dem ett mer sekulärt utseende än den tidigare romanska arkitekturen. Notre-Dame var dessutom en av de första byggnaderna i världen att använda strävbågar.
Who is the president of the University of Notre Dame?
John I. Jenkins. since July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) The President of the University of Notre Dame is the chief administrator of the university. The president is selected by the Board of Trustees of the University, which has the general power of governance of the institution, and is second only to the University Fellows.
How does the president of Notre Dame get paid?
Every single president of Notre Dame, has been a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. Members of the Holy Cross Order, take a vow of poverty, so if the president happens to be a member of the order, his salary is given to finance the order.
Why is Notre Dame so famous?
In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration during the French Revolution; much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed. In the 19th century, the cathedral was the site of the coronation of Napoleon I and the funerals of many presidents of the French Republic.
When was the University of Notre Dame founded?
The University of Notre Dame was founded on November 26, 1842 by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also its first president, as an all-male institution on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes.