After the devastating fire on April 15, 2019 at Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the landmarks of Paris, the historic building, a symbol of French Gothic architecture, is planned to be reopened to visitors in 2024. After the unfortunate incident, December 2024 is shown as the end date for the restoration of the building. During the restoration process, the cleaning methods used on the interior facade have been the subject of controversy, while the roof and the damaged tower were reconstructed using local materials and medieval wood craftsmanship techniques. Dust and dirt were removed from the walls by coating all the stone surfaces with latex putty, then waiting and peeling it off. After the destruction of the church’s wooden roof in a fire in 2019, the complexity of the roof and the amount of timber used made it impossible to rebuild. The reconstruction of the roof, called “La Forêt”, which means “the forest” in French, was carried out by the same craftsmen who worked on the construction of the Guédelon castle that was built with medieval construction methods and local materials. The Guédelon project played an unforeseen role in the restoration of La Forêt at Notre Dame.
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