Dec
25th
2019
Notre Dame · 11:43pm Dec 25th, 2019
Not exactly holly jolly news but.... there is some hope on the horizon.
https://apnews.com/48fee6c01627bca5f212c0f2e35d81cf
“We need to remove completely the scaffolding in order to make the building safe, so in 2021 we will probably start the restoration of the cathedral,” Chauvet said. “Once the scaffolding is removed we need to assess the state of the cathedral, the quantity of stones to be removed and replaced.”
Chauvet estimated it would take another three years after that to make it safe enough for people to re-enter the cathedral, but that the full restoration will take longer. President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants it rebuilt by 2024, when Paris hosts the Olympics, but experts have questioned whether that time frame is realistic.
It is sad that it will take that long. However you cannot rush quality and unfortunately Macron will force a rush job. I hope that somebody will tell him either he can do it right and it will last hundreds of years or he can rush it and ruin one of the most famous church’s in the world. Personally I think that he will end up destroying Notre Dame and blame everyone but himself.