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Notre-Dame de Paris – official site; Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris – official 501(c)(3) charity leading the international fundraising efforts to rebuild and restore Notre-Dame Cathedral; NOVA Series TV Show from PBS – Saving Notre Dame – Scientists and engineers fight to save Notre Dame Cathedral after the 2019 fire
Notre-Dame de Paris has had three timber spires made of oak, known as flèches. The first was built between 1220 and 1230. It eventually became so damaged that it was removed in the late 18th century. The second was put into place by the French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in 1859, and destroyed in a major fire on 15 April 2019.
Statue of Thomas the Apostle, with the features of restorer Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, at the base of the spire. This is a list of sculptures in Notre-Dame de Paris.. Stone, copper, and bronze statues, including statues of the twelve Apostles that surrounded the base of the spire, had been removed from the site days prior to the 2019 fire as part of the renovations.
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to reopen to visitors beginning Dec. 8, more than five years after an accidental fire destroyed the roof’s iconic 12th-century spires and interior ...
A number of relics were removed from the cathedral after the fire at Notre Dame in Paris.
Notre Dame Fire: History of Building and What's Inside Notre Dame is Burning: What to Know About the Cathedral and the Relics Inside That May Be Lost Skip to main content
The Revolution meant a ban on conserving relics and all other sacred symbols linked to the kings, though this allowed for pieces judged to be of high artistic quality to be saved. These relics were handed over to the archbishop of Paris in 1804 and are still held in the cathedral treasury of Notre Dame, cared for by the Knights of the Holy ...
More than four years after a devastating fire destroyed much of Notre Dame Cathedral, restoration work on the building is nearing completion.. The medieval landmark, parts of which date back more ...