We'll always have Notre-Dame: World celebrates restoration of Paris landmark | François PICARD
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We'll always have Notre-Dame: World celebrates restoration of Paris landmark

François PICARD | Alessandro XENOS | Elisa AMIRI | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Agnès POIRIER | Brian SPENCE | Jean-Yves RIOCREUX | Ariel WEIL

Edité par France 24 - 2024

How the planet has changed in the five years since Our Lady of Paris was destroyed by fire. The presence at the grand reopening of US president-elect Donald Trump can attest to that, further proof that Notre-Dame means so much to so many over the world. 

So what does it mean? A place of worship? An attraction in the bigger tourist playground that is Paris? A relic of history? A measure of timelessness? What does it mean today and what's the current evolution of that meaning? 

 

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Ilayda Habip, Elisa Amiri, Rebecca Gnignati 

Note

  • Forget that France is without a government, forget illiberal winds, superpower tensions and the overseas wars. On Saturday, the City of Light welcomes the world for the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral. 

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
05/12/2024
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Agnès POIRIER London correspondent, L'Express
Brian SPENCE Bookshop owner, The Abbey Bookshop
Jean-Yves RIOCREUX French Catholic bishop
Ariel WEIL District mayor of Paris centre

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