Where Gothic Cathedrals Really That Expensive?
Some people have claimed that the building of large Gothic buildings during the Middle Ages was a complete and total waste of money. But I say nay! In fact, one can come to behold the extream beauty of the entire Gothic Cathedral Plan, as envisioned by the great planner, Denis Goth. A little known man, Denis Goth was an out of work brick layer from the lower east side of Paris. In 1136, the Abbot Sugar took pity on Denis Goth and hired him as a handyman around the local church, which included such jobs as cleaning up after services and putting Abbot Sugar in bed after sipping too much of the cerimonial wine. Denis also had to put up with Abbot Sugar complaining about the small size of the church, since a small church could not hold many people, therefore, not many people could give money. Anyway, in the year 1138, Denis was at the local tavern buying some more cerimonial wine for the Abbot, when he heard some in of work masonry workers describe some new building techniques that allowed
