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The smoke-filled frame of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral. Reporterre On April 15, 2019, watching television footage of Notre Dame Cathedral burning, I wept like millions of other French people and others around the world. The flames which invaded the screen brought back memories of my first visit to the cathedral as a child, reading the novel by Victor Hugo ( Notre Dame de Paris, 1831), the familiarity of its gray silhouette against the Parisian sky. Historic monuments are like beautiful shells, containers of the essence of our lives. We create complex emotional ties to them, investing the...

Jarrod Reedie Unfortunately for the president, sourcing materials for a 10th century cathedral is hard to come by. While some suggested carbon fibre and other alternatives to replace the spire that was destroyed in the blaze, the French opted towards using similar materials to that of the time it was built, namely oak trees. While there are oak trees aplenty within the Massif Central, they must be between 150 to 200 years old to be used for the project. While there is still time to find the oaks, it is quickly running out. The trees must dry after being cut down for anywhere between 12 and 18...