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In the looting that occurred during the French Revolution and during the 1831 riotsThis gothic jewel has lost some of its masterpieces. His liturgical treasure, one of the richest in France until his death in 1789, was rebuilt little by little.
This Monday, eight hours of fire ended eight centuries of history, but all is not lost at Notre Dame de Paris. The tireless work of firefighters and security forces who have formed a human chain to save what might be from the cathedral has also paid off.
View of the interior of Notre-Dame Cathedral while the flames consume the roof of the tempo, Monday, February 15, in Paris (France) (EFE).
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L & # 39; needle the first structure that burned in the eyes of all and that collapsed in front of the amazement of those who followed the evolution of the fire, was undoubtedly the first element to deplore. It was a 19th century addition to Viollet-le-Duc. It reached 93 meters and its 500 tons of wood were burned to the bridge. The bad crowning the needle it housed a crown of thorns, a relic of Saint Dionisio and another of Santa Genoveva.
The French Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, has made the information public: two thirds of the roof were burned. However, the goal set yesterday was reached when the disaster was impossible to avoid: save the facade with its two towers. Today, the firefighting pictures beside the gargoyles imply a relief before the misfortune.
The medieval rosettes of the 12th and 13th centuries, one of the most important works of art of the original structure of the cathedral (AFP), have been preserved.
"The collaborators of Notre-Dame, the architects of the built heritage of France, the staff of the Ministry of Culture, they mobilized to guide firefighters and show them the work that was needed at all costs to save", said Tuesday the Secretary of State for the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, on the radio RTL.
Inside the cathedral
Riester gave a quick account of some of the main elements of the cathedral and pointed out that the transept and the north transept have sunk.
What does it look like yes they were saved are the medieval rosettes, XII and XIII centuries, some of the most important works of art from the original structure of the cathedral. There are three large rosettes. North and South are 13 meters in diameter and, next to the west, they represent the Virgin, the Baby Jesus and the Christ, the Majesty. In addition, they include stained glbad windows of saints, angels and flowers of paradise.
The copper statues of the twelve apostles and four evangelists who had been removed from the needle a few days earlier (AFP) were rescued from the fire.
The stained glbad windows, largely of the 19th century, were damaged and the situation of large paintings, which due to their size could not be evacuated, is still unknown. It would be mainly seventy paintings of the twelfth and eighteenth centuries that they were mostly in the arches of the nave, choir and chapels and that they would have been saved. However, the smoke this has damaged them and that is why they will go to the Louvre to restore them.
Among the most valuable paintings and whose state is unknown, they would be The visitation Jean Jouvenet (1716), masterpiece of the eighteenth century and remains of the baroque choir of the cathedral, and St. Thomas of Aquinas by Antoine Nicolás (1648).
In the absence of an official census, other works could be secured in the sacristy.
The main of his three organs, manufactured by Aristide Caivallé-Coll, was saved. It's an imposing and historic instrument with nearly 8,000 tubes and five keyboards. It was built from the fifteenth century (AFP).
Due to the restoration work, the copper statues of the twelve apostles and four evangelists were saved from the fire this had been removed a few days ago from the needle.
According to the first elements, the main of his three organs, made by Aristide Caivallé-Coll, was saved. It's an imposing and historic instrument with nearly 8,000 tubes and five keyboards. Built from the 15th century, the organ has been gradually strengthened, until its current size reaches the eighteenth century. He survived the French Revolution without damage "surely thanks to the interpretation of patriotic music", according to the site of the cathedral. For many it was a small miracle before so much misfortune. Even like that, it will require a deep restoration.
The main organ and one of the rosettes. Both have been saved (AFP).
The treasure
The treasure of Notre-Dame has been saved and is now housed at the City Hall of Paris.
The rector-archpriest of Notre Dame, Patrick Chauvet, announced that he had saved two of the most important religious objects housing the cathedral: the crown of thorns and the tunic of San Luis.
The treasure of Notre-Dame has been saved and is now housed at the City Hall of Paris (AFP).
The relic of the crown of thorns corresponds to the crown that Roman soldiers placed Jesus of Nazareth on his head before his crucifixion to make fun of him. It is composed of a circle of reeds agglutinated in bundles and connected by gold threads of a diameter of 21 centimeters, in which were the spines ", according to the page the Web from the cathedral.
The basilica also saved a piece of the cross on which they hung Jesus Christ and one of the nails. The other object saved is the tunic of San Luis, a doublet that would have belonged to King Luix IX (1214-1270), last European monarch to be engaged in a crusade to recover Jerusalem.
The main relic was saved: the crown of thorns, according to tradition, is that according to which the Romans placed Jesus of Nazareth on his head before his crucifixion. REUTERS / Philippe Wojazer / Photo File
In the middle of Holy Week, the cathedral treasury also has two relics related to the pbadion of Christ, a nail and a fragment of the cross.
Between 1630 and 1707, the corporation of Parisian goldsmiths He gave a painting at the cathedral every May 1st. Of these 76 "Great Mays", 13 are currently in the various chapels of the ship and it is unclear if they were saved.
In the south tower is the largest bell of Notre Dame, called Bourdon. Repica in major Catholic festivals and major events.
Above the before and below the after Notre Dame. Now it is only interesting to rebuild it (REUTERS).
The Bourdon was founded more than 300 years agos and was baptized Emmanuel by his godfather, Luis XIV. It weighs 13 tons and its wing, the part that hits against the walls of the bell to produce the sound, weighs 500 kilos.
In the twentieth century, it is the one who announced to the Parisians the liberation of the capital from the Nazi yoke on August 24, 1944. On its side, the state is not known after the fire, but it is estimated that she was saved.
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