France Furious Over a Few Stained-Glass Windows in Notre Dame Cathedral Restoration Disaster
For decades, the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been a subject of great importance for the French government and the international community. However, the latest development in the project has left many people in France in an uproar. A group of artists and local authorities in Paris have been working together to restore the iconic cathedral to its former glory, but a recent decision has been met with fierce resistance and criticism.
At the center of the controversy is the replacement of old stained-glass windows with new ones. It turns out that several of the original stained-glass windows were damaged irreparably during a fire that swept through the cathedral in 2019, and rather than replacing them with identical ones, the authorities have chosen to replace them with new, but not identical, stained-glass windows.
The decision was met with an explosion of anger and disbelief from many in France, who argued that the original stained-glass windows were an integral part of the cathedral’s history and culture. Many have taken to social media to express their outrage, using the hashtag #RespectLesB bay the OriginalWindows. Local authorities have promised to reconsider the decision and have announced an emergency meeting with the city council to address the matter.