Notre Dame de Paris, a month after the fire

• Notre Dame Cathedral, a month after the fire

The main temple of Paris is actively being prepared for restoration. Before you photos taken inside the Note Dame survived a devastating fire exactly one month ago.

A month has passed since a fire in the cathedral of Notre Dame. The fire was burning more than 12 hours, destroying the roof, steeple and clock. Now the building is actively being prepared for restoration.

Notre Dame de Paris, a month after the fire

As the Minister of Culture of France, Franck Riester told the newspaper Le Parisien, at the moment, "strengthened and protected from the collapse of all elements of the building of the cathedral, which have become unstable as a result of the fire, including stained glass windows, with the exception of only some parts of the stone arch." According to him, the cathedral also removed almost all the artistic and religious values, "there were only two large paintings and two statues of the transept in the zone", as they are in a dangerous part of the cathedral.

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The flames did not affect the main body of the cathedral, but he suffered because of the water and lead from the roof. President's special envoy, former Chief of Staff Jean-Louis Zhorzhel which controls restoration, assured that after restoring organ of Notre Dame will sound again. During the fire and melted lead construction of the cathedral, and a number of experts have found in the soil, that the lead content exceeds the norm in a few dozen times. Therefore, according to the television channel ABC News, workers wear protective suits and masks, and regularly pass the tests to assess the impact on their health.

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Recall, April 15, in the Notre-Dame Cathedral there was a fire, which resulted in the roof, steeple and clock building completely collapsed. Stone cage were rescued. Completely put out the fire was only the next morning.

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to restore the cathedral and announced raising funds for its restoration. During the first days of the country's wealthiest businessmen have donated for this purpose a total of nearly one billion euros.