Bill Whitaker was given rare access to the painstaking restoration of Notre Dame, as workers and artisans continue reviving the cathedral after a 2019 fire.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is a treasure. First built in the 13th century, it came to be known and celebrated around the world as a prime example of medieval architecture and engineering. In France, it is sometimes called"the people's palace," because it has been the site of not just worship, but also national consolation and reconciliation for centuries.
"I remember the scream of the crowd saying, 'No!' as if they couldn't conceive such a thing," Poirier said.. By the time firefighters arrived, the cathedral's wooden roof and spire were beyond saving, so they focused on fighting fires burning inside the stone towers that are crucial to Notre Dame's structural integrity.
"They say that I have Notre Dame in my skin," he said in French."It's very practical, because when I have to explain how the spire fell, it's always better to show that from here to there it tipped over, and from there to there it fell."Whitaker asked him"An investigation is still underway," Villeneuve responded in French."No cause of the fire has been identified. But personally, it's unbearable. This fire never should have happened, and it did.
"An historic monument, a cathedral, is not something to be played with," Villeneuve said in French."Notre Dame has been standing for 850 years with a wooden frame and a lead roof, so wood is the way to go.""If you take into account all the people in France who are working every day for the reconstruction of the cathedral, it's about 1,000 people," Georgelin said.
"The drama took place here," Georgelin told Whitaker as he stood in the spot where the old spire collapsed."And we have to rebuild the vault of the transept. The [new] spire will be there, 66 meters high."
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