Notre Dame: a blow-by-blow account of the restoration process

I hadn't seen recent photos until this article, and I didn't realize how different Notre Dame looks now with all the wooden frames supporting the buttresses.

https://images.graph.cool/v1/cj6c28vh912680101ozc2paxj/ck167...

Re: Notre Dame: a blow-by-blow account of the restoration process

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Post by kev009 » Wed, Oct 02, 2019, 8:33 PM UTC

That is really beautiful work, I didn't know people could do things like this anymore. Much admiration for people that can pull together and put up such high levels of craftsmanship.

Re: Notre Dame: a blow-by-blow account of the restoration process

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 02, 2019, 9:47 PM UTC

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Re: Notre Dame: a blow-by-blow account of the restoration process

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Post by Animats » Wed, Oct 02, 2019, 10:14 PM UTC

kev009 wrote: post #6

That is really beautiful work, I didn't know people could do things like this anymore. Much admiration for people that can pull together and put up such high levels of craftsmanship.

What, the flying buttress falsework? That looks designed in a CAD program. Probably, all the pieces were cut to match the design, then bolted together. Better to do all that in advance and then carefully move it into place than to try to build it in place by hand.

One of the sections of falsework is being hoisted in the picture. Note the custom metal lifting attachment designed to fit it.

The supports are a nice piece of work, but routine. Now, restoring the damaged decorative stonework, that will require craftmanship and hand labor.

Re: Notre Dame: a blow-by-blow account of the restoration process

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Post by 6nf » Thu, Oct 03, 2019, 6:40 AM UTC

Any official news on the exact cause yet? Was it definitely faulty wiring?

Re: Notre Dame: a blow-by-blow account of the restoration process

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Post by nickserv » Thu, Oct 03, 2019, 6:49 AM UTC

> will it be the object of a contemporary “architectural gesture”, as suggested by the master-mind of Notre Dame’s restoration, President Emmanuel Macron?

Please, no. Restore it to before the spire, or with the spire, either is fine.

But please please no modern monstrosity that will age about as well as La Cité Radieuse...