Four years on from fire that devastated Paris landmark, oak trusses weighing seven tonnes each are winched into place
In April 2019, the world watched as Notre Dame Cathedral burned and flames fuelled by the ribbed roof – made of hundreds of oak beams, some dating from the 13th century – roared into the sky.
Four years on, the cathedral in Paris is rising from the ashes. On Tuesday, the trusses for what will be a new roof constructed from old oaks made their way along the Seine in two big barges. The river was closed to other traffic for the operation.
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