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Knowledge nugget of the day: Notre-Dame Cathedral

December 12, 2024 12:34 pm

Notre-Dame Cathedral has reopened after five years of restoration. What is the history and architecture of the Cathedral? Also, go beyond the nugget to know about the Gothic Architecture.

Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen after 5-year restoration; social media lights up in celebration

December 06, 2024 2:26 pm

On April 15, 2019, a devastating fire engulfed the cathedral, causing significant damage to its roof and spire.

Trump to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening in first foreign trip since election

December 03, 2024 7:11 am

The Gothic masterpiece, one of the French capital's most beloved and visited monuments, will reopen its doors later this week to tourists and the Catholic faithful.

Notre Dame Cathedral's restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery

March 19, 2024 5:28 pm

The iconic medieval monument immortalized in history, film and literature has been gradually rebuilt over the past five years, through challenges that have included delays during the pandemic and the loss of the project's leader.

Notre Dame: 4 years since the fire, restoration makes headway

April 18, 2023 1:35 pm

Notre-Dame is to reopen again in December 2024 — "more beautiful than ever."

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Restoration of Notre-Dame's smoke-damaged stained glass starts

September 05, 2022 9:41 am

The glass-cleaning process involves gently rubbing the surface with cotton soaked in water and ethanol, a delicate and repetitive process aimed at collecting deposit without damaging the window.

Restoration of Notre-Dame remains a challenge

April 05, 2022 11:14 am

Almost three years after the devastating fire, time pressure and quarrels complicate the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, notes Cologne's former master builder Barbara Schock-Werner.

Ubisoft is creating a firefighting VR game based on the Notre-Dame incident

January 18, 2022 12:24 pm

The virtual reality game will serve as a one-hour experience, where players don the uniforms of the Parisian soldiers and try putting out the flames.

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German President Steinmeier cautions against 'hate and xenophobia' after Nice attack

October 30, 2020 5:52 pm

After the deadly attack at a church in Nice, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told DW France and Europe must stand up to acts of brutality. He also said hate should not dictate the response to the attack.

A year after blaze, Notre Dame restoration halted by coronavirus

April 15, 2020 2:24 pm

The restoration of the landmark from the 12th and 13th centuries has been halted and the workers sent home because of France's coronavirus lockdown that began March 17, thwarting plans to start removing the 250 tons of metal scaffolding.