Architect in charge of Notre-Dame restoration, dead-set on an authentic replica and backed on this by a Senate resolution, is told to "shut his mouth" by a Macron appointee pushing for a 'contemporary' version.
People from the big city, or at least the gentrified part of it that is becoming ever larger support him, since he play into all the stuff they like, « modernism », « liberalism », and making it easier for people who have lot of money to make more. Some of them are starting to rethink it though, as they see the sheer amount of brutality happening under his presidency. Musulmans support him as well, for somewhat obvious reasons; he just acknowledged that integration was a failure and that we should accept communitarism.I dont see Macron lasting too long at the rate he's pissing off the French people.
Architect in charge of Notre-Dame restoration, dead-set on an authentic replica and backed on this by a Senate resolution, is told to "shut his mouth" by a Macron appointee pushing for a 'contemporary' version.
I'd like to say that this is a surprising level of arrogance from a European government official, but it isn't. What we have here is a Patrician chewing out a Pleb for daring to not immediately submit to the will of his betters; or at least, that's what European politics seems to have devolved into. One wonders when the modern-day Caesars will make their ambitions known throughout Europe.
How was that?Good thing I attended mass there before it burned down then.
It was very nice, beautiful cathedral, and the hymns were the ones I knew so I could fully participate.How was that?
It was beautiful. It was one of my favorites of my favorite genre of architecture.It was very nice, beautiful cathedral, and the hymns were the ones I knew so I could fully participate.
Ugh. We may live to regret that they saved the building.
Part of my thinks this is heresy most foul.As long as the restoration work preserves the primary stone structure, some future France which has reclaimed her heritage as the eldest daughter of the Church can always make it right. However, to get the right look, they should just cover the new roof in blue plastic tarpulins to acknowledge the fact it's temporary.
To be honest, I suspect it would look better converted into a mosque than it would with any modernist art tacked on...
Part of my thinks this is heresy most foul.
But another part acknowledges Islamic architects and artisans may actually produce a more faithful restoration than 'modern' artistic architects.
Personally I would expect that Notre Dame will see a drop in tourism if they go though the proposed changes. People visit to seen Cathedral built at the height of the churches power in France. They visit to see a bit of history not some modern made building that they could see at home. I know that would avoid it. There are other things and places I could go visit to get my history fix.
Isn’t altering historical monuments also frowned on by UNESCO, you think they would say something.I have to think that this would hurt tourism.
Historic buildings are weird in how the are handled. The insurance that you buy considers this and large companies like Allianz even offer special programs just for historic buildings that cover everything from hotels to Willaimsburg.
They do things like offer programs will they find wood that matches the same look as older banned wood. They also will provide money to hire craftsmen to do fancy stone and wood work.
The reason for this is that when people visit historic palces they want the original look that came with them. In other words they want New York Centeral Station not New York Penn Station.
They understand that the value and draw of historic places is that they are historic.
Personally I would expect that Notre Dame will see a drop in tourism if they go though the proposed changes. People visit to seen Cathedral built at the height of the churches power in France. They visit to see a bit of history not some modern made building that they could see at home. I know that would avoid it. There are other things and places I could go visit to get my history fix.
Isn’t altering historical monuments also frowned on by UNESCO, you think they would say something.