Notre Dame two years of reconstruction • RFI English
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2021
- On 15 April 2019, the fire at Paris' Notre-Dame caused international emotion after the blaze brought its towering spire and roof crashing to the ground, wiping out centuries of priceless heritage central to French culture and history. Two years later, the work to make the cathedral safe finished. RFI visited the cathedral at that time.
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May mother Mary protect all of you dear workers and builders for our Lords house.watching from Sydney Ausralia.
This reconstruction is a titanic work and I am so glad and greatful to see it is done with respect, care for detail and love, not only towards the past, but towards the future generations that will inherit priceless monuments like this. A big thank you for everyone taking part in the reconstruction!
Could not agree more.
It's a work of love and keeping history alive.
unfortunate use of 'titanic' !!!
@@richardwebb2348 🤭
I was there during the fire. I lived all my childhood and adolescence near the cathedral. Seeing the fire and smelling it was the most traumatising moment in my life.
trauma, lol
how to build up a nation,lol!
candy ass.
Every public figure who has dared to even mention the question of "arson" in regards to this fire has been silenced, censored and shut down. No doubt they'll be coming for me soon too...
@BSonUA-cam Notre-Dame is in no way the property of the Catholic Church,but a historic building under the care of the Historic commission,the interior having been left to the catholic faith,with the agreement of all other religions represented in France in 1804.
I visited the Cathedral in 1996, on my honeymoon. A memory I will cherish forever. I helped build or restore 14 churches in the U.S., the oldest dating to the early 1890's. It would be a honor to work on this project !!
@@LoadOShite How do you know she didn't? Decent people do not boast about their charitable contributions.
@@LoadOShite wow, what a way to bring down positive people. Sunny Day seems like the sort of person I'd like to talk to, while you seem hostile for no apparent reasons.
@@LoadOShite youre trying too hard to be cool. and you suck at it.
Painstaking efforts to restore this beautiful cathedral to all her glory will be worth the honor and privilege.
I can't believe it's two years already. I know how much care they are taking with the restoration but I'm still glad I saw her a few times before the fire. However, for all the years she's been here it goes to show she is a living thing, and change will come. Here's to another 900 years.
This cathedral, broken, burnt and shattered will tell another chapter in its history. The restoration will tell the future of the love and dedication of the people who saved , rebuilt, and brought her back to life. Vive La France 🇫🇷 .
I visited Notre Dame in 1982 and 1996 and cried when i saw it on fire in 2019.
Thank you for saving not only a French treasure but a world treasure! I saw Notre Dame years ago and it would have been a tragedy not to rebuild.
May God bless the Notre Dame de Paris forever and ever, Amen!
To those working on Norte Dame may you be strengthened and kept safe through your endeavors. You are now a part of the living history of the cathedral. Thank you. ❤️ from the USA.
Je ne peux pas trouver les mots pour remercier pour cet immense travail de restauration de Notre Dame de Paris. J'espere que l'esprit francais va etre restaure aussi.
2 years already? Damn. Time flies fast
Same
That is what I was thinking as well
Yes, incredible. Must be a typo in the title.😉
when
Indeed it does, tempus fugit . . .
I'm not religious, but I'd hate to see these historic masterpieces lost.
Just look at the craftsmanship, the architecture that goes into a building like this.
Priceless talent.
Praying for reconstrution of Catedral,and people who working in this.God bless them.
Doing things right I’m American I never been out of the USA but France holds a special place in my heart. I love anything French. I cried during the fire. I have faith that she will be put back to her former glory.
I hope you can travel in France soon. We enjoy to see kind people. I think as you did ; Notre-Dame will be restored by the best way. We have so much historic building that it is a special knowledge in restoration that is teached in specific schools. I am very confident about this restauration.
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I was in this magnificent building in 2005 while visiting Paris. This was the highlight of my trip. The stain glass was breathtaking… thank god they were able to save her. I cannot imagine Paris without Norte Dame
Thank you to all who have the passion to restore her to her original glory.
I am extremely happy see how this beautiful historical restoration managed in so many aspects. Take good care of her.
I went to Notre-Dame in 1969 and again in 2015. It’s gratifying to know that her restoration is going well. She’s in great hands.
I was in the Cathedral a few months before the fire. It is sad. I am glad that the Cathedral will be restored.
Thank you all for your dedicated work to restore this beauty.
I had the great fortune to visit Notre Dame in 1975 when there were few tourists and I was able to linger and study all the incredible detail created by artist-craftsmen so long ago. I've been able to revisit Paris multiple times since and Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower along with the walk between along the Seine are always on my must revisit list.
When the cathedral is once again open to visitors I will endure the crowd and once again take in its great beauty and splendor.
I was there in 1973 and Agree... The Church walk inside was very memorable for me. I'm old now and wish I could go Back...
@@kennethbrockman4891 I've got (hopefully) a few more years of travel left in me but I'm passed the age of enjoying rushing to a new hotel every few days. I'm now renting apartments for two to four weeks in an interesting place. (Turns out it can be cheaper to stay in apartments than hotels.)
But at least when we can't travel in person we can now travel virtually and see more than back when we had to wait for the monthly magazines to turn up in our mailboxes.
I was there is 84, very nice, it was the best part of Paris for us. We ate at a great resturant nearby.
@FUCK SHIT I am a Parisian and agree with you :Ste Chapelle is a little jewel.
I am very pleased with the French Government and French people for rebuilding the. If needed I will work free for rebuilding the Church. I have seen this Church in 2012. God be with the workers. Amen
Some ancient concept has nothing to do with anything, it is a historical building from antiquity - nothing more, why are human's such emotional twits.
@@guynorth3277--- not from antiquity,but from the middle ages and as such quite symbolic of gothic architecture.
I live in a nursing home. I remember sitting with my then roommate on that day, Tax Day! (in US) and watching in horrified fascination as this historic church slowly burned. I knew it was wrong but I couldn't stop looking and I don't think I was alone. I think it was harder for my roommate because she was Roman Catholic. Many prayers for the people involved in this extraordinary work.
I am happy to see that this colossal task is in such loving and capable hands.
Paris came together to build it and now they come together again to restore it. It's kind of beautiful actually.
I visited the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, back in 2010. It was one of the most amazing building I have ever seen. I am glad to see that they are restoring it instead of just demolishing it. Respect fom Canada and God speed!
Demolishing it was never an option.
I was so chocked seeing it burning down like that, it's something that should not be allowed to happen! I really hope that this initiated better precautions for preventing this happening to the many other really old heritages in Paris!
I do not believe in God. But I respect immensely masterpieces like Notre Damme. It is in a sense a "holly place" even for me a non believer. And given the chance I would also be proud to work to restore her to all its glory.
Notre Dame. Holy.
@@namcat53 Thanks grammar Nazi :)
@@elwingy You are very welcome! Good luck in your future spelling and grammar endeavors!
@@namcat53 How many languages do you speak my grammar Nazi friend?
You WILL, elwingy!!
There is no way to describe the magnificents of the structure as it was pre-fire. Unless you saw it in person, the spatial relationships within the structure and outside on the banks of the Seine, it escapes. I attended High Mass when last there and pageantry was inspiring. I hope to live to return and see the full restoration one day.
... magnificence...
I am glad that the French seem to be doing this in an exemplary way rather than rushing through a bad restoration in five years as President Macron wanted.
Macron never said that the cathedral had to be rebuilt in five years, he said that in five years there would be a mass, which does not mean that the cathedral will be completely rebuilt.
they got almost 1 BILLION dollar from around the world donation to re-built again!
French didn't ask , they just pour money left & right
Bunga bunga partys
@Crâne D'ös Intentionally erased in the fire? WHAT?!?! What brought all the conspiracy loons out to watch this video? These people live in an alternative fake reality and then proceed to lecture us from within that insane bubble.
@@desalpagesgator4988... that's not true, he said "we'll rebuild Notre-Dame even more beautifully and I want it to be completed in five years, we can do it" ...
My warmest congratulations on your meticulous progress with restoring one of France's iconic monuments.
It's great to see this beautifully elegant structure being rebuilt.
Beautiful beautiful work so much attention to detail.!!!! 👍👍
Wonderful work. All my sympathy went out to the people of France. If it had been Canterbury or St. Paul's I would have been broken hearted.
Hell of a job you are doing, all of you,incredible,, you are redoing history, are part of history, are history, keep calm and stay safe….
Thank you. When the story went out of the news two years ago, I was hoping someone would let those of us from all over the world , who were emotionally involved with the disaster , know what happened next. I'm so glad that the old lady is getting the loving care that she deserves. I cried when she burned, and I cried again this evening when I saw this report.
An amazing respect for the history and building. Incredible to see.
You will not see that in many cultures and countries. Well done.
Be interesting to see a time lapse
She is such a jewel, I had the privilege of visiting there in 2012. I was in awe of the beauty of this structure.
I was shocked and horrified to see the fire in this buitifull historical building, and I had tears to see the spire fall.I am so glad to see the restoration begin and the care being taken.......good work thank you for the vidio hopefully a continuations of reports of the work every year continues.Regards.
If this had happened in the USA, the ruin would have been sold to a developer and there would now be a highrise with upscale little restaurants on the first floor, with a McDonalds outlet for us common folk.
@@willchristie2650
Not if the repairs bring with them a flood of money over extended period of time that can be stretched bit by bit forever. See the story of BER airport in Berlin.
Around that time there were suspicions about developers eyeing that piece of land for their profitable venture.
At least there was no blaming the Climate for what happened. Too bad for them, the climate-tax bag is full of easy money literally growing on trees.
Atleast we will get some information and knowledge from this terrible disaster. Thanks to the French government, to all of the contributorns and financiers, the workers with their expertise and all archeaologists for gathering the knowledge from the ruins of this great Lady. May she glimmer once more in all Her glory.
God keep them safe,satisfied,joyous,healthy and motivated.
If your god could have done anything for sure he had already done something to prevent the fire to save the cathedral
@@007camera you sound like an edgy atheist, I used to be one too
Suspended like Angels to restore our Lady of Paris, God Bless.
Do it and do it right.
"It will be finished in
Cathedral time."
Well done to all those involved.
Yes , Including the arsonist & the insurance adjuster. Well done 👍
@@darthdaddy6983 - Why is everyone so cynical? And is it OK to be cynical? Firstly, it's bad for your health. Cynical people are more likely to experience stress, anger, negative emotions. Cynicism is harmful to both yourself and others. It destroys actual and perceived goodness, through negativities
@@luclafor
I don’t know , good question .
And what does it mean when people make broad statements . Are they clueless or what .
Is ignorance actually bliss maybe ? Nobody really knows.
@@darthdaddy6983 - actually my comment applied to you
Thanks
Sad that the fire happened, but very happy that it is being restored properly, in time, and with love. Keep up the good work. And thank you to all of the restoring participants.
God bless all of our French brothers and sisters who are working to rebuild this beautiful masterpiece. God bless everyone involved.
you type as if this was the first fire this roof has seen ..... google it ..... PLEASE
@@ivanolsen7966 heu... dude, he wrote a nice comment, no need to be salty
@@ivanolsen7966 Actually,it was the first fire this roof was seeing and this is the reason why the curators were so upset when the beam structure burnt down ,for it seems that Paris cathedral was a rare example of a 13th C unscathed wood roofing,never damaged before.
Thank God
VIVE LA FRANCE!
I am sure the French can rebuild the Notre-Dame perfect.
Succes, good luck, God bless you.
Superb restoration on a much loved building! Such commitment! Good luck and thank you to all involved!
I was in the cathedral in 2012, and had a chance to go in in 2018 but I was too impatient to wait to go in, definitely regret that I can’t wait to go back when it reopens
She is beautiful. Bring her back to nearly what she was. She is really Our Lady.
Thank you for the outstanding work you're doing so future generations can enjoy this beautiful cathedral!
Hats off to the Firefighters who not only fought the flames but worked to salvage the art inside Notre Dame.
@@ross6753 Outstanding! Did not know that!
I love your work and the love for detail you give to it. Keep on going. I saw Notre Dame in 2000, such a great piece of architecture.
beautiful when people value their history and culture, having advanced skills and heart to save a mere nail.
Here in Brasil, the National Museum was burnt before Notre Dame, no one wants to pay the bill, and the few who are heroically working scarcely have to (not) wait for the government .the president is illiterate enough to call acheological remains as "indian poo". Keep the good work, while we here drown in the darkness of ignorance.
its such a huge undertakings and at the same a big responsibility to restore this magnificent cathedral. The future is in your hands and we would like to thank you for your bravery and tenacity of keeping this world heritage back for future generations to see. Looking forward to see it personally after the full restoration is finished.
At least it’s a miracle the whole cathedral didn’t burn to the ground
As a Roman Catholic myself, we thanked everyone that are hardworkingly rebuilding this amazing cathedral
Very happy to hear there going to actually start restoring Norte Dame this Summer.
Long over due.
Soon we will hear the Bells of Norte Dame again.
They're.
I visited Notre Dame in July 1985. When I saw she was burning I cried and panicked. I knew how old she was and what a fire could do. I am so thrilled to see the progress being made but look forward to seeing the first mass in the church. You could probably sell tickets and put it on pay per view with the money going to finish the restoration.
I am so happy they were able to restore it so fast. I was in Paris shortly after the fire and the damage look so massive I was afraid it would take 10 years, very impressive.
What? It's NOT fully restored. It is going to take 10 years to fully restore it. Maybe more. In earlier times it took 20 to 50 years to restore a cathedral after a fire. Many of which had fires started by lightning.
@@knightwatchman Yeah at the moment they estimate they can still finish most of it for april 2024 like Macron wanted, at least the damage done in that fire. But even then, there will be a lot of work left, that was already scheduled before the fire... Lot of work to do but she'll be beautiful in 2030 i imagine.
@@GuillaumeG-oz3hz I hope and pray she will be restored to her original grandeur. Maybe without that spire. What are your feelings about a spire? By the way … was anyone ever held responsible for the fire?
@@knightwatchman Nah they have no idea, they still think the most likely is an electric issue but haven't found any clue since the place where it started was so badly burned...
About the spire, there's been one since 1200 something, taken down before she fell during the 18th and a new one build middle 19th, so I don't mind it's part of it. They're going to rebuild the same one that was there before the fire.
@@GuillaumeG-oz3hz Thanks for the information. I am not easily brought to tears but I cried that day of the fire.
The windows were the first thing I thought of when my wife told me she was burning.
Thrilled they were undamaged.
Work with stained glass as a hobby...playing games with light.
To be honest, I really miss the times when this was the biggest news
ЫЫЛххоХХ zelenski visit, germany and now us visit all under water🤧
My wife tried really hard to persuade me into entering the cathedral 5 minutes before the fire started, she had never been inside it before. But I wasn’t fund of the idea as we had been walking around Paris the entire day. Usually I give up, but I had a weird feeling that told me to absolutely not enter. So instead we took the bus to St. Lazare, she was dissappointed, and just when we stepped into the bus all people went ”Oh mon dieu” and as we looked back there was lots of smoke coming out of the cathedral. A couple of minutes later it was all over the news. When we took the train from St. Lazare, we could see the smoke from kilometers away.
It was my first visit to Paris in years and the first night the firealarm went in our hotel in the middle of the night, so we had to all run out in pyjamas.
I’ll never forget my visit to Paris that year.
Did you visit Pere LeChaise ?
No we didn’t
You wore pajama's in Paris? Oh mon dieu!!!! LOL
@@willchristie2650
Some amateur. Needs education on how to evacuate downed (and preferably on fire) airplane with all the on-board belongings with them, peacefully taking detailed photos of the scene for sale to National Geographic series "Mayday".
People actually do this (and survive!)
I suspect some of the passengers deliberately stay behind to grab belongings left by those in panic. "Accidental Hero" comes to mind.
Just joking. Although it is a good habit to be prepared in any case, to know the emergency exits, to be able to blindly grab prepared in advance most important things on the way out.
It was a disaster, but also this shows how amazing the building and how it was built. Now with all the tech we still having so much trouble rebuilding it. While back then u dont even have any thing
Yeah back then they didn’t have the technology available to modern day builders and engineers. That’s why it took them almost 200 years to complete the cathedral.
This shows, what happens when you take in hundreds of migrants from East in your country.
@@fearget7249 bullseye m8, i fckin anoyed by people ignoreing that fire was started by man not by some bla bla what ever reason.
Building tehniques have changed over the centuries. What would be easy for those workers, îs hard to do today.
It wouldn't be hard to rebuild with modern techniques. If they wanted to use different materials, they could have a functional roof up pretty fast. It's slow because they're trying to preserve what they can and rebuild it using original methods which are slow and not a lot of people are trained in anymore.
Notre Dame, bless those who help build your cathedral
I sang my own composition there in 2004, but I was rushed in and out so quickly that I got to see none of the inside. The outside, though, was breathtaking.
I am so very glad that they are going to restore it to its original glory and not use some of the sickening ideas that cropped up after the fire.
Thank you very much for this most interesting report. Thanks to all for their knowledge and expertise and I wish you all the very best as you continue this work.
I don't know why this still brings me to tears.
Neither do I - I don't think they even play football.
Fantastic...she will have a legacy of surviving a great catastrophe- something diminished, but something gained as well. 🌿🌐🌿🌿🌐🌿
The skills and dedication of these experts will bring forth some light from the darkness. I am fortunate to have visited Notre-Dame on five occasions (between 1987 and 2012) and I have some precious photos and memories from those visits. Hopefully I can visit again when the work is nearly completed. Meanwhile, it is heartening to know that She is receiving the best possible care.
The stunning beauty and the historical significance of Paris is something the entire world should feel ownership in. We are blessed with its existence. At 16 seconds the Architect walks with his arms behind his back along the Seine, I believe was used in a scene for the movie "Les Miserables" released in 1998. I still remember the scene with Liam Neeson (playing Jean Valjean) and Geoffrey Rush. (Playing Inspector Javert). The history of France is filled with Passion, drama and heroic acts of its citizens. Notre Dame De Paris is a glorious symbol of those things.
My heart is crying.
It’s coming along quite nicely good luck to u all in your endeavours ❤️
I visited NOTRE DAME the first time on about March 7th 1966 and the 2nd time at the middle of June 1967 one year later as leader of a youth group.. My French friend Roland took me there.
After the fire, a survey was done in France. About 80 % believed that it was arson. because it is almost impossible to start a fire on wood when the wood is several 100 years old. There are many churches vandalized every year in France, NOTRE DAME was no exception
I wonder what the ratio is of vandalism to abandoned churches across France.
I've seen quite a few of them disintegrating hopelessly on their own.
Actually it is rather almost impossible NOT to have a fire start with centuries-old-wood ,which is so dry it catches fire like matches do.And it is the reason why this cathedral was among the rare ones,if not the only one,to have saved its gothic beam structure.As for "the many churches vandalized every year in France",could you just name a few ?
If a beam of wood is needed, I'd love to donate one of my oak trees if that is possible. 💗
Has there been any reference to difficulties in obtaining oak beams of adequate length, explained by "Oak trees don't grow so high today?"
I was surprised at the problems with the stones, the heat caused shrinking and other issues never imagined.
Oak-trees are extremely common in French forests ,the 1000 trees necessary for the restoration have already been felled .Contrary to the beam structure above the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles ,nothing was special about the length of the trunks used for Notre-Dame ,the reason which made its roofing so special was the fact that it was still the original 13 th C oak structure .
Bravo ...’ELLE ‘ sra à nouveau magnifique superbe chic grâce à votre travail exceptionnel.... 🙏👌💪🤞👍
My heart and soul ached when the fire occurred! What a disastre! This masterpiece has endured for over a thousand years. I hope to be able to contribute to it's restoration, however small. It is a national treasure.
Indeed it is and it will endure have no fear.
Beautiful again now , good Job, thank you .. BLESS ..
I want to visit France next year.
In my portuguese class in 2019 i had to present the book Notre Dame de Paris for a class work About international literature. The day of my presentation, notre Dame was on fire.
Was my presentation so bad that the church burned to the ground?
... you have the right to remain silent. Everything you say may, and will be used against you...
Oh boy, self incrimination! We're talking here of at least 1200 years of high security prison! Without parole, of course.
thank you
The sub titles are too fast I don’t have time to read them . Let’s hope the building is better than ever when it’s finished .
Kudos to the technicians on ropes. An incredibly difficult job under terrible circumstances: full protection suits and serious filtering masks.
Superb effort ..
Hopefully it's sufficiently guarded now.
Burnt pieces are gathered and preserve as part of history. So refreshing and assuring. France is highly civilized compared to the the USA for instance where historical artifacts are destroyed intentionally.
Scotland is with you. Whatever the cost.
Nice piece
From Italy i can only say: good luke!!!
Luke was one of the apostles. I believe you meant "luck". LOL
@@willchristie2650 sorry
Lovely
Good video. Informative.
After 3 years i happy
such a beautiful church
I believe they should have Akiana krameric do artwork for the inside.
what is sad, is that the recunstruction will be the contempary understanding of the stucture. which is better then nothing...but, not the same as any new discoverys are lost.
Geweldig werk wat deze mensen doen🤗 👍
May God bless everyone's work on this irreplaceable monument to medieval man's achievements! Has any conclusion been reached as to the cause of the fire, yet?