Anonymous ID: 596425 May 17, 2025, 8:59 a.m. No.23046308   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6321

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undoubtedly

 

https://hypebeast.com/2023/12/notre-dame-cathedral-paris-golden-rooster-phoenix

 

Four years on, Parisโ€™ Notre Dame cathedral is finally close to being renovated after a fire scourged the roof of the 860-year-old monument in 2019. Onlookers got a teaser to what the restored spire will look like as organizersraised a new golden roosteratop the historic site.

 

A national symbol of France, the Gallic rooster has historically signified hope and faith since the Middle Ages, having adorned a number of national emblems and monuments โ€” from the crest of French National Football Team to the tip of Notre Dame de Parisโ€™s spire.

 

The fact that the original rooster survived the disaster signaled that โ€œthere was hope, that not everything was lost,โ€ according to Philippe Villeneuve, the chief architect in the restoration process. โ€œThe beauty of the [old] battered roosterโ€ฆ expressed the cry of the cathedral suffering in flames,โ€ Villeneuve continued, adding that the new artwork represents a โ€œphoenixโ€, raising from the ashes to signal the โ€œfire of resurrection.โ€

 

Prior to being lifted, the artwork was blessed by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich whoplaced sacred remnants in a hole of the rooster, such as pieces of Christโ€™s Crown of Thorns, as well as a sealed tube listing the 2,000 names who have contributed to the restoration of the building. Notre Dame is scheduled to reopen in December 2024.

 

phoenix was raised onto Notre Dame on Saturday, December 16, 2023

 

Notre Dame reopening ceremony took place on Saturday, December 7, 2024