By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-29 16:16:28 | Updated at 2024-11-29 18:28:45
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Inside Notre Dame cathedral — restored to all its splendour
The Times (UK) ^ | November 29 2024 | Adam Sage
Posted on 11/29/2024 8:08:23 AM PST by Salman
Five years ago the nave at Notre Dame was covered in soot, charred wood and debris after a blaze that came close to destroying the 12th-century cathedral.
On Friday, the stonework was resplendent once more, the chandeliers gleamed and sunlight filtered through the stained glass windows as President Macron visited the cathedral to mark the end of its renovation.
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1 posted on 11/29/2024 8:08:23 AM PST by Salman
To: Salman
They are right to be proud of it, to the degree it is an actual restoration without secular theology creeping in.
2 posted on 11/29/2024 8:16:24 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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