Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame
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PARIS
AP
European Heritage
the Cathedral of Nantes
Notre Dame’s
Carpenters Without Borders
People
Jean-Louis Georgelin
Philippe Gourmain
Emmanuel Macron
Florian Carpentier
Romain Greif
Groups
French
European
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Notre Dame Cathedral
Notre Dame de Paris
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France
Events
the Paris Olympic Games
Summary
PARIS (AP) — With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by hand — a three-ton oak truss Saturday in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, a replica of the wooden structures that were consumed in the landmark’s devastating April 2019 fire that also toppled its spire.The demonstration to mark European Heritage Days gave the hundreds of people a first-hand look at the rustic methods used 800 years ago to build the triangular frames in the nave of Notre Dame de Paris.It also showed that the decision to replicate the cathedral in its original form was the right one, said Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, who heads the cathedral’s reconstruction.
As said here by ELAINE GANLEY