More than two months after the fire, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, it is unclear how the reconstruction continues. The French national Assembly again discussed.
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A white protective helmet of the Archbishop of Paris is wearing on the head, as he at 16. June 2019 to sermon lifting. Also measuring servant and congregation to wear safety helmets. Floodlight diving the Altar in a blinding light. In the TV transmission is to see that on the altar of the sky shines through.
Furthermore, the danger of collapse in Notre-Dame
In this backdrop, the Supreme clergy of Paris, Michel Aupetit, initiated his first mass in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on the day exactly two months after a raging fire and the roof velvet pointed tower was destroyed.
Helmet instead of a mitre: The Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit (second from left), at the first Church service in Notre-Dame after the devastating great fire
With a slightly defiant-looking “Notre Dame is alive and well,” – quoted by the AFP news Agency, the Dean, Patrick Chauvet, prior to the fair. Quite different is Barbara Schock-Werner, the former Cologne Cathedral building champion and now co-ordinator of the German help in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame sounds. A few days before the fair, you could enter the Church a second Time. Experts keep the Public locked Church continue to collapse, as well as shock-Werner himself, which is described in the Cologne Domradio their impressions of the visit. Although it would look better than on their first visit, but still charred beams and broken down vault of stones around the fittings in the nave bunch. The fire-extinguishing water-soaked choir of mold threat. Like the entire interior was also full of soot the organ completely.
Warning-high lead concentration
Construction worker at Notre-Dame in may 2019. Because of high lead contamination, you may only stay a short time at the construction site and is then left to remote-controlled excavators in the field
The Central obstacle of the clean-up work, but tons of molten lead from the roof, the kidneys is now, the interior contamination. Because of the lead poisoning risk to try to salvage the debris in the Cathedral, time consuming, remote-controlled small excavators, is reported by Schock-Werner. But it was only when the Church is fully cleaned and secured, you can begin the actual reconstruction.
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To be completed in five years. The had promised President Emmanuel Macron in April, the French. This ambitious schedule now sits the Five-star General Jean-Louis Georgelin in the neck. The former chief of staff at the Elysée Palace in April “Monsieur Reconstruction”, special representative for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame. Macron called “inventive reconstruction”, an Alliance of Tradition and Modernity, and “respectful boldness” will be displayed. These Slogans are fuelling the national architectural competition by the government in April had awarded.
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The last word of the government
Had a big “debate and consultation” on the reconstruction Minister of culture, Franck Riester invited the French in may, at the same time, but also made it clear that “the state” about the future appearance of the Cathedral, decisions, and particularly the government of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. When the decision is made, it is not yet clear.
According to an April by the opinion research Institute YouGov published Online survey, 54 percent of respondents, the French were in favour of reconstruction. As tired of all the “enormous nonsense” when it comes to reconstruction, referred to under its chief architect, Philippe Villeneuve. In an Interview with “Le Figaro”, he refers to the requirements of the cultural heritage defined by the Venice Charter from 1964, which has to comply with France. In short, as Villeneuve: “The top must be identically recreated”.
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Because the fire destroyed the steeple, the Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century. Century had designed, had “inserted timeless “in the Cathedral, this Silhouette was required to reconstruct it now, so Villeneuve. How to not to do it, he has also clearly and refers to the crossing tower of the Cologne Cathedral: “The is a wart of the 1950s, on a historic building,” said the architect. With a Team of 150 employees, Villeneuve is now employed to prevent such. An end to the increasingly clear signs of a conflict between daring and a monument of humility in the reconstruction of the Cathedral is not foreseeable.
So Parisian Designer of the interior of your greenhouse to Notre-Dame.
Diluted Five-Year Plan
In particular temporally exaggerated expectations, the former Cathedral building champion Barbara Schock-Werner warns, meanwhile: “Even if the roof is maybe in five years it will be one for a long time and in this Church need to work on.” The “big hurry” also criticized the French Senate, when he discussed the end of may before the national Assembly adopted the law on “conservation and restoration” of Notre-Dame. So the government says finally, in order to save time the monument to protect, selectively, to bypass. More still, the Senate demanded to remain the “last visual state” loyalty. This also applies to the crossing tower, the once-Viollet-le-Duc, later was built on. On the amended draft text by the national Assembly on 26 March. Of June to decide again. Thus, a next round is France’s policy in the dispute Old versus New, the reconstruction of Notre-Dame into the house.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkThe climax of the Gothic
In the year 1163 of the Paris Bishop Maurice de Sully gave the order to build a Cathedral. The location is right in the middle of Paris was not chosen at random. Previously a Roman temple was located in the same place. The construction extended over two centuries and had to experience several looting. First of all, the choir area was built. In 1220 it was the first worship service.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkCathedral with a Prime location
For the construction of the Cathedral was specially created a new road axis. Bishop Maurice de Sully wanted to put up with the bright lime-sand stone building at the top of the island is a character. The 69-Meter-high twin towers created out of expensive materials and precious should look like. Many donations of Parisians were collected.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkView over Paris
In the next phase of the long-house, whose roof is now up in flames arose. Imposing the two flat towers. Although the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris is the most visited monument in the French capital, the government pays too little money for the maintenance. In many Places the buildings crumbled.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkTooth of time
Probably repair work in the roof for the Brand-responsible. In the last year, to 850. Birthday of Notre-Dame showed that the flying buttresses of weather and air pollution were eaten. Side turrets, as a temporary measure, had to be supported. 100 million euros were estimated for the renovation. The Gothic brace system supports from the outside of the main vault.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkVictor Hugo made it famous
128 meters in length and 33 metres in height, is a measure of the Cathedral. The French writer Victor Hugo was Notre-Dame in the center of his 1831 published the successful novel “The hunchback of Notre-Dame”. In this book, the misshapen bell-ringer Quasimodo and his love for the Gypsy Esmeralda tells, writes Hugo, to the critical state of the Church.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkNew Bells
For the 850. Birthday the bells rang Quasimodo in the novel were removed from the towers. In a foundry, the nine new bells were cast. For the inauguration, more people were still standing in front of Notre-Dame snake.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkRenovation more than 100 years ago
In the 19th century. Century, the Cathedral of violet-le has been renovated-Duc. He added the so-called chimeras-gallery. The stone fantasy birds and fabulous creatures hot at the corners of the Balustrade. The tourists were inside as well as outside to admire the famous rose window.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkMagnificent Window
Inside, the color was so far the effect of the rosette window even better sense. A deep Blue, but a dark Red, the light is flood-dominated. Everything in the construction is aiming to the top – the legacy of the Gothic. But also in later eras as the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the Church was built and at the time adjusted. But the Gothic is the predominant style.
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Notre-Dame of Paris – the history of a landmarkNotre-Dame is on fire
On the Cathedral’s extensive renovation work, as at 15. April, a devastating fire in the attic of an outbreak. The roof and the top of the tower in the middle of the main ship fall. During the fire in the historic walls of a raging, promises President Emmanuel Macron “We are going to build Notre Dame again”.