Giant statues of saints to crown latest step in £600m restoration of Notre Dame

Copper-coated figures are being returned to cathedral’s reconstructed spire after devastating blaze of 2019Sixteen giant statues are to be hoisted back on to the spire of Notre Dame in the latest step of the cathedral’s £600m reconstruction after the devastating fire of 2019.The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian landmark for renovation just four days before flames consumed the roof and destroyed the spire. Continue reading...

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