On Sunday, after a fire that many feared would destroy it, and a swift renovation that defied all predictions, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame reopened to the public.
Michael Kimmelman, the chief architecture critic at The Times, tells the story of the miracle on the Seine.
Guest: Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic of The New York Times and the founder and editor-at-large of Headway.
Background reading:
• Critic’s Notebook: Notre-Dame’s astonishing rebirth from the ashes • . • The rebuilding took about 250 companies, 2,000 workers, about $900 million • , a tight deadline and a lot of national pride. See photos • from the reopening.
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