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The dismantling of the scaffolding around the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris, which was burnt in a fire in 2019, is underway and is expected to take a few months. The spire should be fully visible for the Paris Olympic Games, as the public institution confirmed to AFP. IMAGES
An ornate cross is lifted by crane and installed on the new spire of Paris' emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral. Workers have one year, starting on Friday, to finish restoring the gothic monument in time for its reopening following a monstrous fire in 2019. IMAGES
The architect in charge of the restoration of Notre-Dame, Philippe Villeneuve, shows the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, around the cathedral's construction site. The cathedral is due to reopen in April 2024. IMAGES
Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of Culture, visits Notre-Dame de Paris for a site visit led by General Jean-Louis Georgelin, President of the public establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of the cathedral. IMAGES
Images of the exterior of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, some of which is under construction two years to the day after the fire that ravaged the building. French President Emmanuel Macron is due to visit the site later today. IMAGES
Périgueux (France), Apr 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Caroline Blumberg) A handful of artisans complete the restoration of the sixteen statues of the Notre Dame spire, about two years after the serious fire that devastated the cathedral and from which they were saved for a very few days.FOOTAGE OF THE RESTORATION OF THE STATUES OF NOTRE DAME. SOUNDBITES OF RICHARD BOYER, GENERAL MANAGER OF SOCRA, THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESTORATION. 1.- "We are a company specialized in the restoration of historical monuments and architectural heritage and we are in charge of the restoration of copper statues in Notre Dame Cathedral. They have forged copper statues maintained by a metal structure. We recovered it on the 11th. April 2019 and we have been working on them since then, on the armor that has a structural problem and then on the epidermis, with a definition work to be able to expose them in the city of architecture and heritage in Paris, where all the statues will be presented to the public starting this summer. "
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