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How was the original aesthetic of the Notre-Dame cathedral altered?

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However, in 1230 the nave was reconstructed and the present flying buttresses were added. Soon after, chapels were installed between the buttresses, which radically altered not only the plan but the entire aesthetic of the building.

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