The long road to Notre-Dame after the flames | Consolidation work is completed and restoration begins

The protection and consolidation phase of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, devastated more than two years ago by a fire, ended and authorities announced today that sand will begin the restoration phase.

As indicated in a press release from the agency in charge of the works, “the cathedral is fully insured”, with the dismantling of the organ, the installation of wooden ties in the arches and the fixing of the most sensitive areas. “The restoration phase has been actively prepared and is now starting in a determined manner in order to start the first works this winter”, he added.

“The cathedral is now fully insured” after this phase, which included the dismantling of the scaffolding which existed at the time of the fire, “the removal of the great organ”, the “installation of wooden frames under the arches. buttresses and the cleaning and sorting of the remains “, was detailed in the text in particular.

The workers removed from the temple the remains of the scaffolding that existed at the time of the fire, some 40,000 items, in addition to the 8,000 pipes of the organ which was dismantled and straps on the 28 arches. flying buttresses and wooden structures on the arches. .

Over the next few weeks, the restoration and The reconstruction of the roof should start in the first half of 2022, before installing a new needle.

The On April 15, 2019, a fire destroyed the wooden structure of the cathedral of Notre-Dame, one of the most visited monuments in Europe. The spire collapsed and much of the roof was reduced to ashes, causing worldwide unrest.

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, had promised that the cathedral would be rebuilt in five years, but the work will not be completed within this timeframeAFP news agency reported.

On the other hand, the monument must be returned to worship before April 16, 2024, the day when a mass will be celebrated again in the nave, announced in December 2020 the General Jean-Louis Georgelin, president of the public establishment in charge of the reconstruction of the cathedral.

Currently, the call for competition is being prepared to select the companies that will participate in the restoration work and this month a campaign to thoroughly clean the interior walls and floors of the cathedral begins.