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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 lead ....

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.... 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 were placed to draw rain water from the walls, The spouts to these gutters were stone "Gargoyles" that were carved to look like monsters who spit water when it rained. ....