(ANSA) – PARIS, APRIL 13 – Three years after the fire that partially destroyed it, the cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-Paris gradually restored its original beauty, thanks to the daily work of an army of craftsmen at work to rebuild it, clean it up and reclaim it from the lead dust released by the stake. “The internal cleaning of the vaults, the walls and the floor”, which should be completed shortly, as well as the preparation of the vaults in view of their complete reconstruction, “have given the cathedral its original whiteness”, say the managers of the vast construction site. on the eve of the third anniversary of the catastrophe, Friday 15 April.
Before the fire that shook France and Europe, the iconic cathedral of Paris welcomed 12 million visitors, 2,400 religious services and 150 concerts every year. The Parisian shipyard can count on an unprecedented momentum of solidarity, with donations totaling 844 million euros from all over the world. The goal is to reopen the cathedral to the public in 2024, the year of the Paris Olympic Games. The causes of the fire are still uncertain, but investigators continue to lean towards the scenario of imprudence rather than that of a malicious act. In June 2019, at the end of the preliminary investigation, the Paris prosecutor Rémy Heitz said he favored the hypothesis of an accident, evoking a badly extinguished cigarette or an electrical fault. A source close to the dossier quoted today by France Presse says the causes are “99% accidental”. While in La Défense, on the outskirts of Paris, a ‘virtual’ visit of the cathedral is possible at the cinema, Jean-Jaques Annaud’s ‘Notre-dame in flames’ was released which reconstructs the dramatic fire. Tomorrow at 15.25 on Rai 3 the reportage by Father Enzo Fortunato and Simona Vanni on the trail of the relics of the Cross will be broadcast on Rai 3. Among the stops, in addition to Jerusalem and Rome, also Paris where the Crown of Thorns escaped the fire of Notre-Dame is kept. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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