Renovation of France's Notre-Dame to resume Monday
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Renovation of France's Notre-Dame to resume Monday
This file photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows Paris' Cathedral Notre Dame at sunrise on the eve of the first anniversary of the violent fire who destroyed a large part of the monument, on the twenty-nineth day of a lockdown in France to stop the spread of the COVID-19, (the novel coronavirus). Rebuilding will slowly resume from April 27, 2020 on the Notre-Dame Cathedral after it was halted following a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus. THOMAS COEX / AFP.



PARIS (AFP).- Work on restoring the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will gradually resume Monday after the coronavirus lockdown forced a halt to repairing the gothic landmark nearly destroyed by a fire one year ago, the general heading the project said Thursday.

Reconstruction was halted in mid-March as France imposed strict stay-at-home orders and business closures to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

"I have made sure that the necessary measures and procedures to guarantee that social distancing and protective measures will be in place" for workers at the site, General Jean-Louis Georgelin said in a statement.

The 13th-century monument was the victim of a devastating blaze on April 15, 2019, that caused its roof and steeple to collapse, and despite the intense cleanup and stabilisation efforts the fragile structure remains at risk.

Before rebuilding was suspended, the 60 to 70 workers on the site had been preparing to remove more of the toxic lead particles deposited as the roof melted, which contaminated swathes of the French capital.

Once work resumes as normal in May, they will also attempt the delicate removal of a tangled web of metal scaffolding tubes that fused together in the inferno, which erupted during renovation work on the roof.

Until they do, they cannot install a more durable temporary roof to protect the church's priceless artworks from rain.

Last week, the church rang a lone bell from its southern tower to mark the anniversary of the fire, coinciding with the nightly rounds of applause from windows around the country for health workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis.

President Emmanuel Macron reiterated his goal of restoring Notre-Dame to its former glory within five years, calling the effort "a symbol of the resilience of our people."

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