Me: Did you know that medieval cathedrals weren’t actually supposed to be dark and rundown places with only stained glass as color? They were bright places full of light… the reason they look like that now is because of the centuries of accumulated grime and dust, here look at this restoration of the Cathedral of Chartres in France:
It’s based on actual paint from the times, and when you think about it, it makes a lot more sense, after all a church is supposed to be a bright place of hope. Yet when we think about the middle ages we think about grimy and dark cathedrals. I wonder how much of our conception of history is shaped by our current visions of historical buildings.
My Goth GF: listen, I don’t think this thing between us is working,
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Exactly this! So many gothic cathedrals are known as being darker and moody because of age and accumulated dirt like you mentioned, with restorations and cleaning bringing to life what they originally looked like. Another example is the recent restoration of Notre Dame de Paris, it’s absolutely luminous now!
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