It’s now over one year since the fire, and after a hiatus due to the Coronavirus, last week the next phase of saving Notre Dame officially began.
The 40,000 tons of severely damaged metal scaffolding that had been in place before the inferno (intended to restore the magnificent spire created in 1859 by Viollet-le-Duc), will have to be painstakingly removed, piece by piece. They have installed the tallest crane in Europe, and this meticulous dissection will continue throughout the summer.
Then, the site can be cleared for the next step: assessment of damage to the structure, reconstruction of the beams, the roof, and of course replacing the spire that fell to the ground. Five years to completion is still the bet.
As an aside, these photos were taken around 8:30-9:00 PM, as the sun is now with us here until 10 PM, during these longest and most beautiful days of the year.
This is also the time of year my Mum visited Paris for two weeks in 1980, as my guest. We also marveled at the light, and enjoyed sipping a very late-hour cognac, seated outdoors on a sidewalk just steps from here, at Place Saint Michel. It was after an all-Mozart concert I sang with orchestra at St-Denis, in the equally famous basilica where the former Kings of France are buried.
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