They covered the cathedral of Notre Dame with tarpaulins to protect it from the rain

After the devastating fire that underwent Notre Dame Cathedral, the French government try to protect part of the structure that remained standing. For this he arranged that the monument be covered by protective cloth to prevent the rain forecast for the next days in Paris from damaging the material that survived the fire.

This Tuesday the work began, according to what they confirmed from the cathedral to the agency EFE. "The highest priority is protect it from the rain it will happen. This is why we must accelerate the movement before the announcement of rainfall, "explained the chief architect of Notre Dame, Philippe Villeneuve.

According to the meteorological services, during the night of Wednesday and every Thursday could fall a persistent rain in the French capital. With the canvases, they prevent exposed vaults.

The placement of these temporary canvases must be finished this weeksaid Charlotte Hubert, chief architect of historical monuments and spokeswoman for the reconstruction team.

Hubert insisted that this form a temporary structure up to a kind of "umbrella" is installed which protects the building but also the workers who will work for reconstruction. On the other hand, sensors will be installed to detect possible movements of the building.

The survey that tries to find you an explanation to the fire It manages the hypothesis that the flames could come from a short circuit generated by the lifts used by the workers to restore the roof and the central hand.

"The scaffolding for the executed works was equipped with two elevators: the first one reached 24 meters from the ground and the other was used to reach the roof, to 54 meters," the portal announced. The Parisian, citing a source close to the survey.