Perspective: How to restore Notre Dame — without falsifying history
Workers are seen on the northern side of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Thursday, three days after a fire devastated the landmark house of worship. By Meredith Cohen Meredith Cohen is an associate professor of the history of medieval art and architecture at UCLA. She is a specialist of Gothic Paris and has published widely on the Sainte-Chapelle and restoration of Gothic monuments in France.
Only after this basic work is well underway should any consideration be given to replacing the 19th-century spire, which dramatically collapsed Monday. The restoration ahead raises questions about what history to preserve. The spire that stood on Notre Dame on Monday dated to 1859 and replaced a 13th-century spire that was dismantled in 1786. It was not a copy of the medieval spire, for which there were no extant plans.
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