In France, you can sign up for a service where the postman pop in and check on your elderly parents to make sure they’re all right.
French People Have Spent 20 Years Building a Castle with Medieval Techniques, and It’s Almost Done
This is spectacular!
You don’t need to be a fan of history or obsessed with the Middle Ages to appreciate the hard work and determination that went into this incredible project.
The Guédelon is a castle built over the past 20 years in Burgundy, France, with only technology and materials that were available during the 13th century.
Posted by Guédelon on Saturday, July 13, 2019
That means stones are transported by cart, and specially designed cranes (13th-century style, of course) are used to get heavy rocks to the top of the castle.
Posted by Guédelon on Saturday, July 13, 2019
The project began in 1997 with Michel Guyot and Maryline Martin, who spearheaded the effort to get the castle built. Final completion is expected around 2023.
Posted by Guédelon on Tuesday, June 25, 2019
During the lengthy construction phase the site drew 300,000 curious visitors each year. Guédelon even has a historically accurate backstory attached to it as well, which he uses to guide all the castle’s design and construction decisions.
The backstory begins in 1228, and with each year that passes, the researchers and volunteers who work on the castle must adapt to changes in technology that actually occurred. The backstory now places the castle in 1248.
#guedelon #ilsbatissentunchateaufort #endirectOne of the guides at the castle said that the backstory somehow needed a little extra something to get visitors excited:
“The rule is that only what we know from documents that existed at the time is allowed. Funnily enough, we found that even though we knew we were being accurate, somehow the castle lacked soul. So we invented a character – the owner – who would have likes and dislikes, wanting this and not wanting that.”
Les préparations pour la nouvelle saison continuent !Preparations for the coming season are under way!
Posted by Guédelon on Thursday, March 6, 2014
So the “owner” of the castle is Seigneur Guilbert, a middle-ranking feudal lord who was allowed to build his castle on the land because he sided with the French crown during a rebellion. Clever, isn’t it?!?!
What a wonderful project.
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20 Gorgeous Artist Tributes to the Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral
On April 15, 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which dates back to the 12th century and holds a trove of priceless artifacts, caught on fire and was heavily damaged.
Within days, over $1 billion was pledged to rebuild the famous structure, but some artists felt it would be more meaningful to pitch in their own way.
Below are 20 moving tributes to the iconic cathedral.
1. Neighbors
Un dessin réalisé en soutien à @notredameparis en m'accrochant à l'espoir qu'elle reste malgré tout debout. Si triste ce soir.
#NotreDame #notredamedeParis #incendie #Paris #PrayForNotreDame #JeSuisNotreDameDeParis #DessinDePresse #illustrationdepresse #aureliepedrajas pic.twitter.com/ixvGAhPDSt
— Aurélie Pedrajas (@globecroqueuse) April 15, 2019
2. Quasimodo is crying
3. Thank you, firefighters
4. That’s a good one
Firies #NotreDame
<cartoon gallery https://t.co/YOKBnetIbr> pic.twitter.com/ZmZOmdcAAQ— David Pope (@davpope) April 16, 2019
5. The world on his back
6. Away to safety
7. Hope
After devastation, there is still hope!
A sketch honoring the Notre Dame Cathedral. #notredame #NotreDameCathedralFire pic.twitter.com/tsukHc2c7a
— Ula (@alulawings) April 16, 2019
8. Prayers
Pray for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris France
pic.twitter.com/oLYjk5clOd
— Jake Peralta (@jhpotter18) April 16, 2019
9. A sad moment
10. His home
11. They will rebuild
12. Gargoyles
Quickie doodle of my version of the gargoyles from Hunchback of #NotreDame. My grandfather was French so I will always have a soft spot for that incredible city, and speak French with a cheerful yet terrible American accent.
Je t’aime Paris
pic.twitter.com/p9gmOhhZ4r
— Becca B (@joan_de_art) April 16, 2019
13. Crying…
14. Paris je t’aime
15. Rise again from the ashes
16. “Vivre”
17. Spirit of the Seine
It was heartbreaking today, watching Notre Dame engulfed in flames. And as I watched, I couldn’t help but to see the spirit of the Seine, swept up, its arms around the roof, dampening the flames.
pic.twitter.com/devOYF02Fj
— guineverevonsneeden (@slender_nettles) April 16, 2019
18. Heartbroken
His home will be rebuilt
Hunchback of Notre Dame #Notredame #Paris pic.twitter.com/BsfU8TeID8— Mellahatesu (@mellahatesyou) April 15, 2019
19. Beautiful painting
20. Awwww
Sith MomBeautiful tributes…
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