French Senate: Notre-Dame must be rebuilt to "last known visual state”


On Monday evening, the French Senate approved the government's Notre-Dame restoration bill - but added a clause that it must be restored to the state it was before the blaze



The French senate has stepped into the fray over how to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris by passing a bill approving the government’s planned restoration effort with the added requirement that the cathedral be rebuilt to its "last known visual state.”

Notre-Dame competition an extraordinary opportunity, says Norman Foster. https://t.co/uQxmDZgHbz pic.twitter.com/FPpQgUmckF
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The move is a rebuke to French prime minister Edouard Philippe, who promptly called for an international competition to find a suitable rebuilding plan following the April 15 blazeNorman Foster and others have weighed in on the proposed improvements, which include visions for new glass spires, evocative light installations, and other eclectic approaches.

As the government’s legislative bodies move to set a plan and gather funds to launch the restoration, a disagreement over how to proceed will be one to watch.

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