Du cœur brisé à la flèche retrouvée : Notre-Dame, le défi d'une renaissance

From the age of seven, he was captivated by it. At sixteen, he meticulously recreated it in model form. Decades later, he became its chief architect. On the night of April 15, 2019, he crossed France to rescue his beloved cathedral, engulfed in flames. Philippe Villeneuve confides: “Sometimes I say I died that night. It was her, my cathedral, burning before my eyes.” But from its ashes, Notre-Dame was reborn. Thanks to him. Thanks to them. More than 2,000 craftsmen, carpenters, sculptors, and master glassmakers, who rebuilt the cathedral with 13th-century tools, with an indomitable passion, undiminished since the Middle Ages. To be discovered on June 10 on CGTN French: “Guardians of Heritage – Rebuilding Notre-Dame,” the documentary that recounts this seemingly impossible undertaking. #Meetings #GuardiansofHeritage #Culture #Civilization #NaturalHeritage #CulturalHeritage #NotreDame #Paris