PARIS (REUTERS) - A year on from the inferno that gutted Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral's great bell rang out across the capital on Wednesday (April 15) in a tribute to the Gothic landmark's resilience and to the medics battling the coronavirus epidemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - A year on from the inferno that gutted Notre-Dame de Paris, the cathedral's great bell rang out across the capital on Wednesday in a tribute to the Gothic landmark's resilience and to the medics battling the coronavirus epidemic.
Three people wearing hazmat suits and masks to shield themselves from the huge quantities of toxic lead dispersed during the fire took turns to heave on a rope high in the southern belfry to swing the bell's clapper for five minutes. Twelve months ago, Parisians lined the banks of the River Seine, some holding hands, others singing hymns and lighting candles as the fire ravaged a centuries-old symbol of French identity.
"It allowed me to express my feelings, to fight against the feeling of powerlessness that we felt as it burned," Galey-Jacob said."It's a need, I don't know how to explain it."Macron reiterated a promise to rebuild Notre-Dame within five years, though the works to ensure the cathedral is structurally sound are running months behind schedule, delayed first by winter storms and now by the pandemic.
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