Almost three years after the terrible fire which partially destroyed Notre-Dame de Paris, Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, dean of the cathedral, looks back on the path traveled since, in a book entitled “In the heart of Notre-Dame”, published this Thursday . , March 10 at Éditions Plon. An intimate story in which the one who has […]
COURTESY PHOTOColumnist James Buckley is impressed by writer Victor Hugo’s support for Notre Dame de Paris. The power of print, by Jim Buckley Historically, it is often a determined and talented man or woman who can change the world. And this was the case with Victor Hugo and Notre Dame de Paris. Without Hugo possessing […]
I will not say “Goodbye, Our Lady.” It’s a little too dramatic. But something will be lost if the diocese in charge of the cathedral’s interior goes through with its recently approved plans to “modernize” it. For those who haven’t followed the story: French authorities have approved a proposal to redevelop the interior of Notre […]
Eric Zemmour during a campaign meeting (Source) French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour – a Jew – is rushing to the defense of France’s unrivaled Christian icon, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He has an editorial in Point today of the plan to sink Notre-Dame de Paris. A reader translates it into English as follows: Dear […]
By Dr. Jeff Mirus ( bio – articles – email ) | December 02, 2021 The interior makeover of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris raises some very troubling questions. Everyone will remember the April 2019 fire that severely damaged one of Christendom’s best-known churches, and the outpouring of donations from the rich and famous around the […]
Some might believe that the best views of Paris can be seen from the Eiffel Tower, but there is another place that offers even better scenery. When we talk about Paris, the first monument that comes to mind is the iconic Eiffel Tower, visited by more than 7 million visitors every year. This makes the […]
Gustave Eiffel, who gave France its famous tower, has long been portrayed as a man of bolts and nuts, a brilliant structural engineer and the architect of iron. A new film which opened in France on Wednesday paints a rather different and softer picture of Eiffel as a hopeless romantic whose eponymous monument was as […]
A faithfully reconstructed, full-scale replica of one of the oldest wooden trusses destroyed in the April 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is now on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, in the part of the scaling up of the museum. return 2021 Summer Block Party. The architectural facsimile, built […]
06 July 2021 Source: SSPX Spirituality On his blog of March 31, 2021, the Vaticanist Aldo Maria Valli posted a beautiful tribute to Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral by an American intellectual John Horvat, on the occasion of the selection on March 5 of the oaks of the forest of Bercé , Sarthe, which will be […]
Parisian museum moves many undisplayed works of art to a warehouse in northern France designed to withstand the effects of global warming By Melissa Godin LONDON, Feb. 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the Seine that runs through Paris overflowed this month, Louvre museum officials were relieved that some of their most prized artifacts were […]
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the Seine that runs through Paris overflowed this month, Louvre museum officials were relieved that some of their most prized items were safely stored in northern France. The largest and most visited museum in the world, with nearly 10 million visitors a year, had already transported some 100,000 works […]
Angelo del Vecchio, who plays the role of Quasimodo, sings “Ou est-elle” on stage. (Mast Entertainment) The world saw the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral burn down last year, but the iconic cathedral is resurrected on stage in Korea every night to the sound of music. The original French production of the musical “Notre Dame de […]
Amiens is the largest cathedral in France, with an interior volume twice that of Notre-Dame de Paris. ROME — While the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris was completely destroyed in last year’s devastating fire, another Notre-Dame cathedral, the largest in France, offers the opportunity to see the spire on which she was based and to […]
Published on: 04/15/2020 – 13:40Amended: 04/15/2020 – 14:08 As France celebrates a year since the hell that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris, a team of specialists has used sound data collected seven years ago to create a virtual reconstruction of a concert reminiscent of the monumental acoustics of Cathedral. In April 2013, Brian Katz and his […]
“Presenting the history of Paris and Notre-Dame in a children’s book is delicate work”, explains the author of the new book The young girl and the cathedral: the story of Notre-Dame de Paris. News of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in April 2019 stunned not only the Catholics who worshiped there, but also people […]
Silhouetted by the shimmering halo of the west rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral’s famous great organ awaits restoration after a devastating fire on April 15. “Pipedreams Live! – Organ Recital Celebration of Notre-Dame de Paris” at the Meyerson Symphony Center on November 17 celebrates the Great Organ and gives North Texas organ […]
Slowdown in the work to put in place security measures, gloom of the men working on the site, uncertainty about the solidity of certain weakened structures, approach of winter and decision to reopen the building for worship: there are many questions six months after the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The slowdown of […]
Sotheby’s will sell on November 8 in Paris one of the first daguerreotype views of Notre-Dame de Parismade in 1840 by Vincent Chevalier just one year after the public announcement by François Arago of the discovery of the photograph (estimate: €50,000-70,000). Preserved for more than twenty years in the same collection, this photograph was taken […]
As the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral fell in flames last April, many focused on the tragedy of losing part of one of the world’s best-known historical monuments. Some, however, quickly turned their attention to 200,000 bees living in hives on its roof wondering if they would survive. It’s a growing trend to take […]
Published on: 07/17/2019 – 14:45 French lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law to rebuild Paris’ medieval Notre-Dame cathedral after months of controversy, including what President Emmanuel Macron called a five-year plan, seen as too ambitious for some experts. “The hardest part is now ahead of us. We must strengthen the cathedral forever and then restore […]
Published on: 06/19/2019 – 13:16Amended: 06/20/2019 – 10:55 The Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles, the last major project undertaken during the reign of Louis XIV, is undergoing meticulous restoration which should be completed within 18 months. The complex cleaning and restoration work of its stained glass windows, statues and other extraordinary elements is […]
THE SIGN OF A COLLAPSE OF RELIGION “Notre-Dame is burning and certain statistics come to mind. Like those on the desert that are French vocations, showing that 58 dioceses out of 98 last year did not even have a priestly ordination (and Paris in constant decline compared to previous years). Or like those on the […]
The Archdiocese of Paris is questioning the public authorities about the possibility of celebrating a mass inside Notre-Dame Cathedral, partially devastated by a fire whose origin has not yet been established on April 15, 2019. the duration – indefinite – of the work, Notre-Dame will remain the cathedral of Parisians. It was on the mic […]
News reporter and Grant resident Shannon Riley was traveling to Paris the day after the Notre Dame fire. She was visiting her daughter Olivia Genereux, a 2012 Mahtomedi graduate who has been working in the French capital for six months and is celebrating her wedding anniversary with her husband Joe Genereux. It was Riley’s report […]
Carved in stone, Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is a breathtaking beauty with an exceptional history and incomparable architecture. At the heart of this monument is an influential face of religious reverence not only for Paris and the Catholic Church, but for the whole world. This is exemplified by how the whole world joined in the […]
The devastating fire at Notre-Dame de Paris sparked intense emotion around the world, demonstrating the cathedral’s important place in history and culture as well as its enormous symbolic power. As France and other countries around the world continue to mourn the tragedy, the French government, experts, journalists and others are already mobilizing to launch an […]
The crown of thorns worn by Jesus at the crucifixion, stained glass rose windows, one of the world‘s largest organs, and various other relics, paintings and sculptures were present at Notre Dame de Paris during the fire. Do they survive? Paris. April 15, 2019. A few minutes before 7 p.m. The world gasped when a […]
Victor Hugo’s 19th-century classic ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ tops Amazon’s bestseller list in France after the fire that devastated the cathedral on Monday. Different editions of the novel occupied the first, third, fourth and tenth spots on the online retailer’s site. list of thursday morning bestsellers. A volume on the 850-year-old Parisian cathedral won ninth place. […]
NEW YORK: The Notre Dame of Paris, which suffered a devastating fire on Monday, has inspired writers, painters and filmmakers for hundreds of years. Here are some notable examples: PAINTINGS: Henri Matisse often painted it — in an intimate blue, a distant green, a rosy mist. It was used as a melancholy backdrop to “La […]
The famous Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral burned down around 6:20 p.m. Monday in Paris, France, according to reports. The fire was discovered while a $6.8 million renovation project was underway. Now that the fire has stopped, an investigation has begun. Authorities are treating this as an accident, not a deliberate act. President Emmanuel Macron has […]
In the aftermath of 9/11, FDNY Captain Liam Flaherty was among New York firefighters who traveled to Paris as guests of their French counterparts, and he marveled inside Notre-Dame Cathedral. Lady. “Magic”, he will say later. But as modern wonder Twitter brought footage of the blaze at the centuries-old structure on Monday, Flaherty knew it […]
J he Notre-Dame Cathedral, the scene of a devastating fire last night, is of enormous historical and cultural significance to France and the world. This 12th century monument has housed priceless artefacts, paintings and sculptures and some 13 million people now visit the site each year. On Monday, the building’s main spire and roof collapsed […]
As a fire ravages Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, here are some facts about the iconic landmark that you can share with your child. Seat of the Archbishop of Paris Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, among the city’s most famous monuments, attracts nearly 13 million visitors each year. Seat of the Archdiocese of Paris, the Gothic […]
In-Depth Review: Notre-Dame de Paris | The Spokesperson’s Review Right-arrow Camera The Spokesperson’s Diary By Chris Soprych, Megan Rowe, Molly Quinn The Spokesperson’s Review Each year, 12 million tourists make their pilgrimage to Paris to discover the majesty of one of the most emblematic churches, Notre-Dame Cathedral. The church took over 180 years to build […]
“A fire swept across the top of Notre Dame Cathedral as the soaring Paris landmark was undergoing renovations on Monday, collapsing its spire and threatening one of the world’s greatest architectural treasures.” (CTV News) Martin Bressani, Director, Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University “The fire at Notre-Dame de Paris is a disaster that […]
The Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, which was recently ravaged by fire, continues to be an iconic building everywhere, including in the cinema. here are some examples As I sat down to write this column, my various devices went crazy and social media began streaming heartbreaking live footage of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in […]
Little confession to make – I loved the score of Notre Dame of Paris for a long time. Canadian singer Garou’s cover versions of the hit numbers “Dieu Que Le Monde Est Injuste” and “Belle” are spellbinding and haunting tracks. And as a great Francophile, it’s exciting to see the production return to the West […]
PARIS – They are known as “Operation Sentinel”, the hulking soldiers in camouflage uniforms who patrol under the Eiffel Tower and outside the Louvre with FAMAS assault rifles. Together they form a massive security operation of some 10,000 French soldiers deployed immediately after the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo editorial staff in January 2015 and […]