Daniel Buren, Hervé di Rosa and Yan Pei-Ming in the race to design the stained glass windows of Notre-Dame de Paris
INFO THE FIGARO – Around a hundred artists responded to the call of the Élysée Palace and the Archdiocese to create new stained glass windows for six chapels of the cathedral. Which contemporary stained glass windows for Notre-Dame de Paris? While some are ready to fight for the project to fail, many artists are ready […]
the emotions of the Danes at the sight of the old Copenhagen Stock Exchange being engulfed in flames
par Le Figaro with – Published yesterday at 2:25 p.m, To update yesterday at 7:07 p.m “It’s our Notre Dame”: the emotion of the Danes in view of the old Copenhagen Stock Exchange engulfed in flames Access the slideshow (10) IN PICTURES, IN PICTURES – Danish firefighters tried to prevent the 17th century building from […]
Five years after the fire, five questions about reopening
Construction work on the cathedral is in full swing and is scheduled to open to the public next December. Now every hour counts to be ready. Quiet, we’re working! Exactly five years to the day after the fire that devastated Notre-Dame de Paris, neither the Minister of Culture nor the President of the Republic are […]
The oldest hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean will be reborn in 2024
par Le Figaro with – Published yesterday at 07:00, To update yesterday at 8:48 p.m Every part of the boat will be restored and consolidated before it is returned to Croatia. The oldest entirely hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean is preparing for its next voyage after spending millennia at the bottom of the Adriatic Sea […]
The spire of Notre-Dame will be ready for the Olympic Games in Paris
From Le Figaro with – Published 23 minutes ago, To update 9 minutes ago The cathedral reconstruction project must continue during the Olympics; The opening to the public is planned for December 2024. THOMAS SAMSON / – Still covered in scaffolding, the structure will be clearly visible this summer, promised Philippe Jost, who is responsible […]
The Notre-Dame rooster finds its place at the top of the cathedral
From Le Figaro with – Published 12 hours ago, To update 3 hours ago ” data-script=” > The piece, blessed by the Archbishop of Paris, was lifted to the top of the tower this Saturday. A big step, less than a year before the cathedral’s planned reopening. It is a symbolic element of Notre Dame. […]
According to Philippe Jost, Notre-Dame will be equipped with a unique fire extinguishing system
From Le Figaro with – Published 14 minutes ago, To update 4 minutes ago “All precautions have been taken to completely rethink the fire protection” of Notre-Dame de Paris, masterpieces of Gothic art, Philippe Jost told the National Assembly’s Culture Committee on Wednesday. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / – The new system includes a “fog device deployed […]
A “prison bakery” employing slaves was found in Pompeii
From Le Figaro with – Published yesterday at 7:44 p.m, To update yesterday at 10:01 p.m Three skeletons have already been found in one of the rooms of the bakery in recent months, proving that the house was inhabited. HANDOUT / – Excavations in a house uncovered a narrow room with no view of the […]
“Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral comes back to life”
INTERVIEW – At the head of the public institution responsible for the restoration, Philippe Jost takes stock of the progress of the work. Philippe Jost, former right-hand man of General Georgelin, who died in an accident last August, is president of the public body responsible for the preservation and restoration of Notre-Dame. LE FIGARO. – […]
Will Emmanuel Macron give the green light to install modern stained glass windows?
The President of the Republic has discussed on several occasions the idea put forward by Mgr. Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris, of decorating the cathedral with contemporary stained glass windows. JULIEN DE ROSA / – Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich and the President of the Republic discussed a commission for new stained glass windows from one or […]