Cross restored to Notre Dame cathedral more than 5 years after fire
The imposing cross, spanning 40 feet and weighing about 3,300 pounds, is the only element of the choir roof that resisted the flames.
The imposing cross, spanning 40 feet and weighing about 3,300 pounds, is the only element of the choir roof that resisted the flames.
More than five years after Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral was heavily damaged in a devastating fire, restorations reached a new milestone when a large cross was reinstalled to the cathedral's roof this week. Elaine Cobbe visited an ironworks in Normandy that repaired the cross.
It's been five years since a fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, destroying the building's roof and spire. Work continues to restore the building to its former glory. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the ironworks repairing the cathedral's famous cross.
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Scaffolding that covered the top of Notre Dame cathedral following a devastating fire in April 2019 is being removed.
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A new golden rooster weathervane was installed Saturday on the spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The original weathervane was damaged in the devastating 2019 fire.
After nearly being destroyed in a fire over four years ago, Notre Dame's new spire is being installed after the original collapsed in the 2019 blaze. Elaine Cobbe reports.
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Soon after the 2019 fire that toppled the spire of Notre Dame and consumed its timber-and-lead roof, French President Emmanuel Macron named Georgelin to lead the restoration work.
Four years after a fire ravaged Notre Dame in Paris, workers are on track to complete the restoration of the cathedral by the end of 2024. Some of that work has focused on repairing the 19th-century spire that towered over Paris for over 150 years. Elaine Cobbe takes us behind the scenes of that repair.
The cathedral will be reopened to the public in December 2024 after extensive renovations to repair damage from the 2019 fire.
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Among the tombs was a "completely preserved, human-shaped sarcophagus made of lead," France's culture ministry said.
It's at the heart of Paris, in every sense of the word, and so when Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed by fire in April 2019, it became the nation's mission to restore the medieval church to its full glory. Correspondent Seth Doane was given rare access to the cathedral's interior as it undergoes repairs, and talks with the former military general in charge of completing the effort by 2024.
Scientists have enlisted the help of 3D imaging technology to restore Notre Dame to its former glory. A digital team from France's National Centre for Scientific Research has been working on the site for the past two years since the cathedral was heavily damaged in a fire. Elaine Cobbe reports.
This week marks two years since the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron visited the centuries-old church Thursday. He still believes reconstruction will be complete by the 2024 Olympic games. CBS News' Elaine Cobbe reports.
The Villefermoy forest in France used to belong to the Catholic Church before the French Revolution. Now, some of its trees will be used to rebuild the spire of the Notre Dame cathedral, which was heavily damaged in a fire two years ago. Elaine Cobbe has the story.
For the first time since the Notre Dame cathedral was damaged in fire, a Christmas choir — this time wearing hard hats — rang in the holiday. The 850-year-old cathedral is slowly being rebuilt. Roxana Saberi reports.
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Members wore hard hats and protective suits. The medieval Paris landmark suffered a devastating blaze in April 2019.
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