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    Putting a roof on it

    Dec 20, 2024 0 minutes
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    © William Webb

    The wooden structure supporting the roof of NotreDame — — was destroyed and many of its large beams damaged the nave as the roof collapsed. Ateliers Perrault, the carpentry company entrusted with rebuilding this structure for Notre-Dame in anticipation of the 2024 reopening, used over 1400 oak trees and traditional, medieval methods to reconstruct this portion of the cathedral.

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