Cathedral Talk

The gents discuss the possibility of re-sheathing Notre-Dame’s roof with lead. SEE: FRANCE 24 (English) – Report that Notre-Dame Roof to be Re-sheathed in Lead Tom discusses past roof-fires at other French Gothic cathedrals. SEE: Chartres Cathedral Roof Fire of 1836 SEE: Reims Cathedral Roof Fire of 1914 (WWI) SEE: Amiens Cathedral Present Day Unburnt Roof, built approx. 1300–1305 SEE: Amiens Cath...

David discovers a newly proposed Lego Ideas build for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. SEE: Lego Ideas – Chitty Flies Again, by Norders  SEE: Lego Ideas – UCS Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, by Norders (older version) Tom, David, and Zack discuss playing other games for creativity’s sake vs. the prescribed survival multiplayer experience. SEE: Eurogamer – Valheim Notre-Dame build SEE: Steam – Oxygen Not Inc...

David and Zack explore Tom's preliminary work on the new Avalon server build for the 2:1 scale model of Notre-Dame de Paris. SEE: Minecraft Notre-Dame Phase 1.1 – Chevet Base Buttresses and Wall SEE: Notre-Dame’s Groundplan – Original vs. Present-Day SEE: Grian’s Demonstration of Block Palettes for Building Mega Bases Tom shares news and insights from the panel discussion at the French Embassy on...

Off-topic, Tom groans about plot holes in children’s media while David and Zack briefly discuss stage musicals. Tom then recalls two trips to Chartres Cathedral, a French-gothic sister cathedral to Notre-Dame de Paris—the first trip in 2007 before restoration work was initiated and a second trip ten years later in 2017 after major restoration work was applied. The gents debate the merits and detri...

The gents discuss building snow forts back in the day and investigate the world record for the World’s Largest Snow Fort. SEE: SnowCastle of Kemi SEE: Dillon Ice Castles Latest updates surrounding the Caves & Cliffs Update to Minecraft: SEE: Minecraft Java Edition 1.17 Update Tom explains the difference between cathedrals and basilicas, as well as their origins and derivations. SEE: Archbasili...

David and Zack explore Tom's early Notre-Dame Minecraft builds. SEE: Tom’s “Ship of Theseus” Notre-Dame build The gents discuss different restoration proposals for the Notre-Dame from over the past two years. SEE: 8 Modern redesigns for Notre-Dame’s spire SEE: 17 More redesigns for Notre-Dame’s spire SEE: Miysis Studios’ redesign for Notre-Dame’s spire and roof Tom rejoices that Notre-Dame will be...

Tom, David, and Zack discuss the April 15, 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris which destroyed the wooden roof and spire, leaving the cathedral heavily damaged.  Tom explores modeling Notre-Dame in Minecraft, investigating details about the gothic edifice that make the cathedral surprisingly asymmetrical. SEE: Notre-Dame Floor Plan & Elevation Tom quizzes David and Zack on which famous monum...