Notre Dame spire unveiled as scaffolding removed • FRANCE 24 English
Gracing the skying of Paris once again the SP of nram was unveiled 5 years after the cathedral’s roof was ravaged by a fire and while much of the scaffolding remains this give the public a taste of what the cathedral will look like once its restoration is finished we
Come here regularly to see how things are going because it really matters to us I’m impressed by the speed at which the scaffolding comes down the last few months I’ve seen remarkable progress on the cathedral building after it was damaged by a fire in April 2019 it was only December that the nram
Got its Golden Rooster back rising from its ashes like a phoenix the Spire was designed to be identical to the one lost in the fire in solid oak but it won’t keep this aspect much longer as warpers have been tasked with covering the Spire with lead to provide perfect
Waterproofing part of the mystery of Dam this masterpiece of carpentry will be completely covered in lead so we’re among the few the last privileged few to be able to observe it so closely the Spire should be fully visible at the time of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games while the cathedal is
Expected to reopen to the public on December 8th
The removal of scaffolding that has shrouded the top of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral following the 2019 fire has begun, revealing the cathedral’s new spire for the first time, adorned with a golden rooster and cross, and offering a glimpse of the building’s expected appearance upon completion.
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& how did the fire start?
I remember hearing about it. I was on vacation in Japan. My heart dropped when I heard the news. I'm going to Paris in mid to late December of this year, hopefully it will be ready when I visit. Last time I saw Notre Dame was in 2006 while vacationing there.
So happy to see this treasure is being restored
Congratulations on getting it done as beautiful as before.
Once that scafolding crew is done, sent them to the Justice Hall in Brussels.
So, they rebuilt it with oak wood, but then cover it completely with lead?
What’s wonderful about this restoration is that it has created a great intersest in the Gothic Architecture and has made it an industry that will go one and preserve many other magnificent French churches and churches all over Europe and England. It has attracted young people too, and that’s the best part of all. I’ve noticed the related videos here on YouTube that are about restoration of 19th century gothic chateaux’s, some are medieval and were restored and embellished and added to by Violet de Luc who designed the flèche at Notre Dame de Paris.
Augustus Welbey Northmore Pugin was/is the British counterpart who also created magnificent works such as Westminster Palace….which is also in the midst of a thorough restoration. This is all another reason not to get into another world war.
Trump will prevent this from happening.
Rebuilt quick.
It looks beautiful.
One imagines that all of the craft persons, engineers, scientists, conservators, firemen, everyone involved in the restoration of this world monument, that they all would enjoy a profound and lasting sense of achievement from having participated in this marvellous project. Glory to France! Bravo!