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Did the fire "save" Notre-dam?

boingboing.net • 05 May 2026, 17:54

Did the fire "save" Notre-dam?
Portal of the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral in Clermont-Ferrand, France, built in black Volvic stone (HJBC/shutterstock.com)

This video discusses how the 2019 fire that almost destroyed Notre-dam "saved" it. In addition to all the interesting things the restoration taught us about the building, it evidently also provided the impetus to actually do something about a neglected, aging building that was waiting to collapse. — Read the rest

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