Cubic Zirconia, 415.6 carats
Facets:
- pavilion 977
- girdle 64
- crown 113
Total number of faces: 1154
History teaches us how fragile our
Heritage could be: what was created
and kept by centuries, could be
destroyed in hours...
The issue of cultural heritage protection also arises in the stone dedicated to France. Its creation was prompted by the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2019. The disproportionately large surface of this stone is a vast window through which the great cathedral's still-existing stained-glass rose window is clearly visible. The stained-glass window has been meticulously reproduced and is formed by 977 facets of the pavilion. Incidentally, a unique technique, previously mentioned and previously unseen in the works of other masters, was employed here. I'm not talking about trimming the edges between polished facets so that they appear matte and contrastingly emphasize the facet pattern. Rather, the intersections of these edges are decorated with tiny, also matte, triangles that merge to create the impression of smoothed, rounded corners.
The number of facets in "The Fragility of the Imperishable" has exceeded one thousand, reaching a total of 1,154. As we will see later, the number 1,000+ has ceased to be something extraordinary and has become the norm for "World Heritage" stones.
