Tag Archives: Cathedral of Notre-Dame

Notre-Dame de Weybosset St.

Posted on December 20, 2024 by David Brussat

It’s a bit late to be hailing the rebuilt Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. How beautiful it looks, inside and out. For a deeper analysis of both efforts I will await word from those more knowledgeable than I. Still, it … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame falls to Disney?

Posted on November 27, 2021 by David Brussat

Officials overseeing reconstruction of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame announced, on Sept. 18, that the landmark would open in time for the Paris Olympics in 2024. Good! However, the UK Telegraph has just run an article based on leaked plans to … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame: Copy the past

Posted on August 3, 2020 by David Brussat

It seems as if French President Emmanuel Macron has turned totally about on designing the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame after its fire of last year. After the conflagration he called for a modernist rebuild. About a year later, … Continue reading →

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