WTF are you going on about? We are talking about beautiful wood work. Craftsmanship. Art. They tore it out and put up mortuary slabs as alters.
Yep. The grand altars reflected an offering to the majesty of the divine, they did not supplant that majesty. The best craftsmanship man could offer was in turn offered as that which we had most suitable in worship of The Almighty and Our Saviour.
If you want to admire Our Creator's handiworks, there are places enough from the broad prairies to the mountaintops to seashores, but when men built a house for God, they put together the best they could muster, reflective of their devotion to the Risen Christ, a King for all the ages, often in locations chosen for their beauty as well.
Only the best for Almighty God.
Yes, Jesus spent His time from the waterfront to the Temple, generally among the plain folk, but that belied His Godhood at the same time it emphasized His message: that Salvation had come for all who invoked Him and followed His way, also the way of His Father. Risen, He claimed that throne in Glory, and gave us all access in His name.
You can worship in Notre Dame or a tin shack, but why tear down the Cathedral to build the latter? Which pays fitting homage to The Almighty? Works inspired by His majesty or rough hewn planks? These works of art were crafted out of devotion, a reminder that The Almighty deserves our very best in our service to Him, no matter what we do.