Critics have likened the new plan, which will feature murals and light effects, to “Disney.”
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Help Rebuild Notre Dame by Sponsoring a Statue
A stone sculpture of a pelican named Corson is among the dozens of Notre Dame artifacts that you can support.
Notre-Dame and Machu Picchu Join List of World’s Most Endangered Monuments
The World Monuments Watch includes 25 at-risk sites facing encroaching urbanization, political turmoil, natural disaster, and violent conflicts.
When Tragedy Strikes, Social Media Posts Can Become Invaluable Artifacts
As Notre-Dame burned, there was controversy over people responding by sharing selfies they’d taken at the cathedral. But there may be public value in this practice.
The French Senate Won’t Let Ambitious Architects Near Notre Dame’s Spire
Legislators have passed a resolution that demands the cathedral be rebuilt “in the same way visually as before.”
Today in Notre-Dame News: Angry Bees and Zombie Gargoyles Edition
Nothing gets creative cogs churning quite like an 850-year-old cathedral on fire.
Today in Notre-Dame News: Extreme Cathedral Makeover Edition
The rapid pace of reconstruction news means we’re breaking down the most important stories into a reader’s digest.
As Smoke Clears, Paris Envisions a Path Forward for Notre-Dame
Officials take stock of the damage done to the cathedral as billionaires pledge money and academics brainstorm the best path forward for restoration.
YouTube Flags Major Notre-Dame Fire as Misinformation, Links to 9/11 Article
The platform’s new algorithm for probing “fake news” by adding context-specific information to videos seems to have glitched.
Seamless Digital Collages Capture Europe’s Church Façades
For his photo series FACADES, which portrays Europe’s old religious structures head-on, from top to bottom, German artist Markus Brunetti strips these sites bare of any distracting elements.