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Ironically, Victor Hugo's novel made the Notre Dame Cathedral into an international tourist destination and stimulated interest in its ongoing preservation and restoration. Modern visitors to Notre Dame appreciate its Gothic architecture as an excellent representative of its period. In real life, human beings still have reverence toward religion and an interest in mysticism. The cathedral is sometimes presented as representing the 'old' way of thinking, which is destined to be replaced by science and progress. Compared to the post-Revolution French tastes, which tended toward minimalism and perhaps Romanticism as opposed to excessively ornamented styles which were associated with pre-Revolutionary excess, the Gothic features of the Notre Dame cathedral are presented as being outdated and ugly.

It features huge, vaulted ceilings, impressive pointed arches, and lots of stone ornamentation. Gothic architecture is meant to be impressive. So he considers them protectors, identifying with their strength. He also notices that other people find them somewhat frightening. These gargoyles are carved to resemble fanciful versions of demons, monsters, or exaggerated animals.īecause a gargoyle's features are necessarily distorted to allow for the movement of water through the mouth, and because Quasimodo's limited vision does allow him to notice that his own features are distorted and different from the human norm, Quasimodo identifies with the gargoyles. He is well acquainted with the gargoyles: grotesque creatures whose mouths serve as spouts for draining water. Quasimodo, who was raised in the cathedral, knows every inch of it. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

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