Notre-Dame de Paris, the indestructible

Notre-Dame de Paris, the indestructible

On 15 April 2019, on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, Notre-Dame, France’s foremost monument, is in flames. This is certainly not the first time that the Gothic masterpiece has come close to being destroyed. With its length of 130 metres, its width of 48 metres, its large nave, its five naves, its rose window with a diameter of 12 metres and its two slender towers, Notre-Dame was the most incredible building site in the Western world. With the help of archives, interviews with experts, historical evocations and computer-generated images, this document pierces the secrets of the cathedral, revealing the mysteries of its construction, the techniques invented by its builders, the assaults it has endured for nearly nine centuries and the backstage of its future renovation.