After the fire, Notre Dame opened its doors | Chronic

The Paris Notre Dame cathedral opened its doors to the press on Wednesday, for the first time after the fire of April 15, during which the iconic arrow and the roof of the 12th century building collapsed, as part of the of "a homeopathic restoration"says the responsible architect, Philippe Villeneuve, which aims to maintain as much fidelity as possible to the original model.

"The structure of the cathedral is safe, we could say we were lucky," said Villeneuve, host of the visit in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, historical monument, World Heritage site inscribed on the banks of the Seine and one of the oldest Gothic icons, located on the small island of the City.

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"I am reluctant to call on an architect for a masterpiece such as Notre Dame"He said that the day after the fire, he had personally approached to inspect the state of the cathedral, reported the EFE news agency.

"Providence helped me detect the fragile elements that threatened to collapse"like vaults and pillars, which were rebuilt to save the structure.

"Providence helped me detect the fragile elements that threatened to collapse."

In the field, besides architects and workers, scientists specializing in historical monuments are trying to examine the condition of stones blackened by fire and to determine if it is possible to reuse them. Many of them lost only 20% of their resistance, a minor damage.

"Each stone has its place, we do not have the intention to change a minimal element that would have been a little burnt"said Villeneuve, a decision supported 850 years of architectural, literary and artistic history that encloses this building, where the last fire left intact the windows, the organ, the furniture and the sculptures.

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Since the fire of April 15, the gallery of kings remained partly destroyed during the French Revolution. The rosette south of the cathedral where they beatified Joan of Arc and where Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor, was waiting to be rebuilt.