The Resurrection of Notre Dame | 60 Minutes Archive

[@CausticLemons7]

I'm so glad they decided to remake it in the old ways. This place has always been touched by human hands.

[@5thribroarn304]

I am very happy that "The Forest" was able to be rebuilt the same as the original one built!! It is wonderful to learn and to see Notre Dame Cathedral restored and reopened!! Great Job France, Craftsmen and all Donors and Workers!! Beautiful.

[@maggieswithenbank6709]

I’m so excited to one day go back to Paris and see that beloved Cathedral in all its pristine glory! Thank you architects, artisans, builders, sculptors, restorers, and donors! Buildings like this must be preserved!

[@baboushko]

You are welcome in my house

[@miguelmelchior986]

A magnificent work of art reborn, on a city that is , itself, the greatest work of art on earth.

[@asciiavatar]

As we are only days away from the catherdral reopening, it is a sad footnote that General Georgelin passed away before he could see the completion of this great task that had been appointed to him. Thank you General and all the craftsmen and workers who had a hand, both large and small, in saving this beautiful ediface.

[@AllIsWellaus]

I maybe an atheist but I felt may dismay and upset could almost be equal to Paris. I was fortunate to see this Gothic marvel during 1999, while enjoying the train experience Waterloo to Paris. I digress. I'm genuinely happy to see the restoration of all that was and is this stunning cathedral. Seeing how they rebuilt the roof, just shows the majesty of the ingenuity of the original builders. To ignore anything of religious symbolism, is to ignore our history, our passion, dedication to something bigger than ourselves, to ignore our humanity. Bravo! This humble New Zealander and artist is in genuine awe of France and their dedication to their history and this simply beautiful Gothic Cathedral that is Notre Dame. ❤ 🇫🇷 😊

[@luclasaw]

Love it! Man keeping building talls and modern buidings from New York, Shanghay to Dubai but no one can surpass the magnificent of the Medieval Cathedrals from UK, Italy, German and France!

[@fintan3563]

The rooster is a reminder of Peter’s denial of Jesus three times. It is to remind us not to deny Him too.

[@DragonDinos70]

Rooster is the symbol of France

[@stevenlewis6781]

God bless France for the fortitude and courage to rebuild the old lady. It will go down as one of the world’s greatest modern achievements. I remember almost crying when I saw it burning, because I knew it could never be rebuilt. Thank you, France, for proving me wrong.

[@supremeguru2753]

We went there for my parents 25th anniversary in 2017 never seen anything like it goosebumbs throughout.

[@robincosta8973]

I remember well the horror I felt when the news broke about the Notre Dame fire. It's absolutely amazing how engineering and the love for this cathedral will be able to restore this world treasure to its previous glory. Vive la France.

[@Parsifal.21]

It's something truly extraordinary! I had never seen such a large shopping center, with the shape of a cathedral! Yes, ok, the renovation took 700 million euros (at least from what was officially declared) but it's all money that will pay off in a big way! Between relics to be adored, exhibitions, offerings to the saints, paid masses, solemn masses, weddings, royal celebrations, and visits by millions from all over the world, the Mega Shopping Center will be a huge success!

[@Mr.Chezzz]

Proud of the Mexican Architect Alejandro Arredondo who helped rebuild this. 🇲🇽❤️🇫🇷

[@user-rd3bm7qc8k]

14th Century sculpture on stone- painted and cleaned! Such Beauty 🎉.

[@AustinD333]

Imagine how long the original stone work took by hand with just a chisel and hammer

[@adelerobertson3843]

Talk about a National labor of love--very moving and truly inspiring!

[@1tofa]

Welcome All🎉

[@TanSpaceX]

Lots of hard work! Can't wait to visit it again.

[@latinaalma1947]

My mother worked for the US Embaasy immediately after WWII at dinners she was asked repeatedly, "what took America so long?...ponder that....and here Americans helped fund the restoration.

[@Brooklands8000]

Beautiful ... must come visit.

[@lavelleklobes6561]

Amazing save ❣️🥰❤️🙏

[@coyotePAC3]

General Jean-Louis Georgelin, thank you for all you are doing.

[@nadinecarrier7717]

The general Georgelin died in august of 2023, he had an accident. Everybody will have a thought for him next saturday when the cathedral reopens to public

[@coyotePAC3]

@@nadinecarrier7717 I just found out when reading up on Wikipedia.

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Sad that he passed away he was a very passionate person !

[@misaelfraga8196]

Thank God the traditionalist won the consensus. To let some architect add their own modern twist to stroke their ego would have been a disgrace. Plenty of modern buildings around, but there's only one Notre Dame.

[@kgm2182]

Hopefully 60 Minutes didn't edit/splice what these people actually said. It's what this "program" is known for now. Their history of low integrity includes Dan Rather and Lara Logan.

[@matthewmummey4558]

I'm glad they kept the original design and not add anything contemporary. When I was in France for the Olympics, I saw some of the concept drawings at the museum of architecture that they proposed. They were so gaudy. Notre Dame would've looked like a Vegas casino.

[@mfcabrini]

Yes, the decision to recreate this amazing building exactly as it was was "wisdom." Film doesn't do it justice. I was there in 2012. You can't appreciate it until you step inside. It's breathtaking! "For the glory of God and France!" Amen.

[@artfasil]

*"caught fire"*

[@StaceyG-l6m]

Yeah was anyone arrested for arson?!?💥🔥⭐️🌎🌍🌏💫

[@Alexroux78]

yes, that's what happend when an electrical panel disfunction

[@jonnyb70]

The Saga of Notre Dame Part IV And At Last, The Bells Five years it’s been since that dread night When the world was treated to the sight The fire that threatened with terrible glow The Notre Dame and the Windows Rose A fire that raged all through the night Lit from within, the windows alight The Windows Rose from long ago Were threatened by a fire’s glow. And all of France rushed to the scene Their goal, save all that saved could be A grand old Church built long ago Lit from within by dread fire’s glow. They fought and sweated all night long While Frenchmen cheered in speech and song To save the church from long ago From fire’s deadly, ash-choked glow. And dawn returned, as all dawns must, And Frenchmen peering through ash and dust For just one glimpse of the Windows Rose That fire threatened by midnight’s glow. And lo, the sun’s first rays did show Not one or two of the Windows Rose All three survived, and the tears did flow The sun shone bright, and the Windows glowed. And one year later, 'midst plague we did see the streets were empty, as they should be But some few came to mark the day of the year before when the world did pray and that day, the bells rang out to mark the Church and nation against the Dark they survived the fire, they'll survive the plague they survive no matter how dark the day and the Church that looks the centuries down stands in the middle of Paris town with the Windows Rose lit by sun's glow and the bells ring out, and onward France goes. Two years had passed, since that dread night When fire set Notre Dame alight France sang and prayed two years ago Through fire’s deadly, ash-choked glow. But listen, my children, and you shall hear Of trees that were planted many a year Before that night, when the spire fell So listen, good people, and let me tell Those trees were planted, ‘gainst day of need And many years later, are needed indeed For France rebuilt the Notre Dame But not with steel; no, not at all They built the Church in the same way They built it then, and again today With wood and craft and loving care Till spire arises into the air And a day did dawn, as dawn it must And Frenchmen peered through craftsmen’s dust At a grand old church, a famous nom The chapel in France called Notre Dame No trace of fire was there to be found And all of Paris did hear the sound Of bells to mark the joyous way Of A Church reborn, again that day And Frenchmen will cheer in speech and song A fire survived, of a right once wronged Notre Dame reopens, the sun’s arose And shines again on the Windows Rose. And five years later, the church stands tall Rebuilt, and proud, to welcome all The spire rises into the air The bells now sound, and look you there The church survived that night of flame And France and the world together came To build it back, the world to show The Notre Dame and the Windows Rose. facebook.com/share/r/omBWevGBXa3CStGo/

[@Aspett0]

2:23 Gen Georgelin died in an accident last year and unfortunately never saw the project completed.

[@sebageorge6667]

So happy to see the Cathedral is renovated and getting ready for prayers and the holy communion 🙏🙏❤❤

[@PeterRoos]

Awesome.

[@patton303]

Great decision to just rebuild it as it was. It is a marvel of gothic engineering.

[@Scotty7268]

a pity there is no photos of the new spire!

[@whateverwhatever5715]

One of the greatest experiences of my life was my time in Paris and France ...i hope when im reincarnated that its in France ..they value history and Paris is the most beautiful city in the world ...

[@TInax-oo6mv]

She rises just in time.

[@mopthermopther]

It looks great but hard to understand the sermon because of the echos echos

[@Ephemeral347]

Promise kept!

[@vallll6658]

Still my favorite building term- buttrice

[@jerryloufretz1797]

The fire felt very tramatic for me here in the USA.

[@jorgecorea405]

I like the church is cleaned look more white and brighter now. Anyways it will be faded and dark as years pass. Love the modern installations

[@austindmunday]

It's striking how much attention and care are devoted to preserving Notre Dame, yet there seems to be a disregard for respecting Christian values in high-profile events like the Olympics opening ceremony.

[@ThromboThresher]

christian values are not the highlight of the olympics. not everything is about religion.

[@SatSun-op9dp]

@@ThromboThresheryou are so far off the point of what that person said it’s unbelievable.

[@austindmunday]

@@ThromboThresher the olympics are supposed to show the culture of the host country, and Christianity is a big part of France’s history.

[@Alexroux78]

there was absolutely no connection between the olympics opening ceremony and christianity

[@austindmunday]

@ search ‘Olympics opening ceremony Christianity’ your uninformed

[@justgivemethetruth]

I'm so poroud that the West understands this as a powerful moment of appreciation of our collective culture. What I don't appreciate myself is that I was not ever positive this, and other cathedral fires were not Islamic arson. I think they hiding this, but I cannot prove it.

[@Tiana_Rakoto]

The last time a politician spoke in that Cathedral was during the French Revolution of 1798, when they chose to elevate "Reason" as their deity, replacing the worship of God. Now, nearly 300 years later, the Cathedral still stands, almost as new-but *where are the French people, and what remains of their faith in God?* Did the Catholic Church erode their faith through its history of persecution, exemplified by the horrific St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, where 80,000 Protestants were slaughtered in a single night? Or did they perhaps discover the God for whom those Protestants were willing to sacrifice their lives, choosing conviction over the fleeting promise of peace?

[@Gravitys-NOT-a-force]

The fire could have been the result of contractor negligence. It could have been the result of terrorism. Someone's gotten off the hook. Where was the fire watch?

[@angi216]

Agreed. I can't imagine being so negligent to let a beloved centuries-old building, one of the prides of your country, catch fire. So- something is definitely up...

[@MickeyKuyo]

@@angi216 I remember all the TV report prior to the fire that indicated how muck the cathedrale was in bad condition and suffered of negligence from authorities. I think reality doesn't care what you can or can't imagine.

[@fredflintstone8817]

Re: "Someone's gotten off the hook" A Billion Dollars from privet donations... How much did the Trillion dollar Catholic Church (Corporation) invest back into reconstruction...? Just asking...

[@Alexroux78]

@@angi216 you're replying to a bot

[@saudades416]

“…for the glory of God and France.” ❤

[@paulrosa6173]

I am very confused about the dates and other facts I've heard and read about Notre Dame. I just watched another video than claims the church burned five years ago. This one says four. I read online that the building originally took about 80 years to build but that other video calmed in took almost 200. Bannister Fletcher's "A History of Architecture" claims the dates as 1163 to 1250. It is amazing to see the church as clean as when it was built. It is amazing that now so fresh how modern it actually looks. It says precision and clarity. I thought I was seeing sums being raised for reconstruction in the billions years ago. but apparently it was a lot less expensive than expected. They still have to clean the exterior? All that beautiful timber shoring and vault centering looks like it could be a building somewhere in it's own right. I wonder if there are any plans for it?

[@johnnyfisheye4692]

Five years ago. This video is from 2023.

[@tixien]

Hard to say why these discrepancies in length without knowing which sources you looked at. But it usually comes from what you consider as the completion stage, which is up for debate with such a large building which got additions or modifications over time. Was it complete when it first hosted a mass, with just half a roof? When the last stone was put on? The last tainted glass? Official dates are 1163-1345, so roughly 200 years. In some ways, you could say it was completed when it received its final spire, Viollet-Le Duc’s, in 1859, so it took 700 years to build😊 As for the reconstruction budget, initial estimates was 700-900m euros, it will end up around 850m euros. You might find slightly different figures because, here as well, it depends what you count. Only the reconstruction of the building itself? Do you also include the cost of reshaping the surroundings, for instance the square in front of it, « le Parvis »?

[@paulrosa6173]

@@tixien - i have a; library of architectural reference books. The Bannister Fletcher book I cited before. He was a British architectural historian from maybe a century ago. For my addition from the 70s there doesn't seem to be a date. That 700 year figure makes sense. You could even say the buildings was never finished and the current rebuilding adds even more years to it's construction..Couldn't you say it will never be finished because both towers were supposed to have oak spires like Chartres and so many others? I don't recall where I read or heard that. It looks like it could have had spires. Maybe they were afraid to risk the wind forces on so much additional surface area that might put too much stress on those very tall openings around the belfry spaces at the top? They couldn't buttress them. I understand that St. Peters was also supposed to have tower stories at each end on the Maderna facade. They actually tried to construct one but cracks soon developed and they quickly tore it down. That was a problem with insufficient foundation support. I also wonder if they realized that Rome gets earthquakes but very infrequently? .

[@EricLehmann-e7i]

@@tixien there was a medieval spike before ,though smaller, it was taken down around 1700 due to decay

[@tixien]

@@EricLehmann-e7i Indeed. And that’s exactly my point: date of completion is just a convention, an agreement on a specific event which doesn’t reflect the whole process. Actually the original choir was completed and consecrated in 1182 and from then on Notre Dame was a functioning church. But it took until 1225 to get a full building with a nave and a roof. That’s where the 70-years-long construction figure comes from. A roof fire in 1218 led to a complete rethink and rebuild of the upper part inspired by Rouen’s innovative cathedral, which was completed a few years before. Both front towers were completed in 1250… and so on. In many ways, from the 1220’s onward, it’s not construction anymore, just improvements, additions, extensions… which didn’t stop in 1345, the official completion date (it’s actually when the choir was entirely circled, just another improvement). 1859 installation of Viollet-Le Duc’s spire is yet another improvement, another point in time, significant for sure, but not more or less than many others.

[@danielleyoung1680]

Risky..very risky when renovating a very old structure. It holds ENERGY within the cavities from under ground to the highest point from its earliest days of construction. The materials sourced for the build are significant as they had come from a particular time / cycle the Earth was . . The same or similarly materials is warranted for renovation . . but the building/ structures ENERGY has married and settled under greater forces and loads . . This process is absolutely unique, again of its time. Any variation is a potential threat some ENERGIES DO NOT MIX WELL . FRICTION ~ TEMP differences and worst outcomes. . . Fire Unfortunately we are far to emotional and clingy to structures. They must be 'let - go - of' allowed to crumble give them an end . Natural

[@Jackie371]

April 15th (1912) is when the Titanic sank.

[@tirsotesorojr.8094]

❤❤

[@tommoore8726]

"the people's palace?" Notre Dame is a Catholic Cathedral. Were the words "catholic", "christian", "religion", "Christ".....mentioned in this story? "God" got a shout out at the end.

[@crow1994-bl]

No mention of the lovely "asylum seeker" who burnt it down. The fire destroyed priceless artifacts and paintings. All lost forever. Diversity is our greatest strength.

[@Alexroux78]

???? how dare you call God an asylum seeker ???

[@TCREGAN1]

I am so very happy the rebuilt it. However, this is not giving us a view of what they actually did! I want to see the what before & the now, Thank you! And of course the decay of this was already underway. Sort of like the rest of France! Decay is Truly an ongoing thing in France in Structures & All Else! We saw some of that we were allowed to see during the Olympics!

[@buzzshavinutts8898]

So many people suffering but hey, they fixed up the old church ....

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

They spent 5 billion building a football stadium in LA, get over yourself

[@buzzshavinutts8898]

​@@jamesfitzgerald6636 yeah OK James 👍 real relevant fact for france...😅

[@ethangilmore2638]

May The Flames Of Notre Dame Be A Metaphor With The Failure And Corruption Of Religion.

[@paqxofficial]

Wood is obviously not the way to go if it caught fire.. just my 2 sheckels

[@kitt7477]

Several churches including Saint Porphyrius, the third oldest church in the world in Lebanon have been completely destroyed by Israeli bombs.

[@whateverwhatever5715]

Free Palestine!

[@jlsoler3575]

@@whateverwhatever5715 Love each Other..Period...Why so much hate for nothing....No one wins!!! Wake up your heart not religion..!!!

[@MrMustang13]

The darkness that covers the Middle East due to the Islamic conquests centuries ago is still something that region suffers from. This is true.

[@TaxTheChurches.]

Makes me sick to hear Trump, the person least bothered by the remarkably human and Catholic feeling of guilt, will be there for the re-opening. No doubt he will push his way to be the first in the door.

[@Robert-pl1gd]

I agree. they should add a little modern touch to the church. If you want to be original then no spire cause that was a modern (at that time) addition. I feel we should do the same. something that will compliment the architecture and importance of it. a Part that will be admired in the future same as we admire the spire today.

[@twowheelunicycle8603]

They have 150 million dollars left from donations, so they might add to it eventually

[@MalikaDANLOUX]

@@twowheelunicycle8603 Hello, the rest of the money will be used to renovate other historic monuments, which are in great need of it, because lately the State has somewhat forgotten its mission in this regal domain. However, we will remedy this situation when we have regained our national sovereignty in monetary, economic and diplomatic matters. I wish you and your family a good weekend. May God bless you all.

[@twowheelunicycle8603]

@@MalikaDANLOUX that would be a great use of the left over funds as well. It’s amazing that they completed the project with efficiency and attention to detail. It truly showed how strong artisan craftsmanship is within France.

[@MalikaDANLOUX]

@@twowheelunicycle8603 This is the prerogative of old nations and civilisations. Just imagine the attention to detail needed to preserve the heritage of Egypt, China and Persia. There is also an incredible heritage in present-day Mesopotamia (Iraq and Syria), probably destroyed by war. I would also add Timbuktu in Mali. In short, the world is full of treasures that we don't talk about enough. France took part in the restoration of the Temples of Angkor (Cambodia), because it knows how to recognise great culture. Have a good weekend and may God bless you from the bottom of his heart.

[@acbenepe]

As a student of architecture, That spire has always bugged me. I was hoping they would leave it out this time.

[@themike97_58]

the way i see it is that its part of notre dame's story. leaving it out would be like leaving out 3 chapters of a book. i can't say I love it either, but im glad they're being faithful to notre dame's history.

[@user-vu5jd2dm4t]

What a beautiful thing

[@FelixFederov-u4y]

It was clearly set on fire on purpose

[@5thribroarn304]

Something very wrong had been planned to happen there about a week, or a little less, that had to be stopped from occurring. It was considered as Plan A and when that was thwarted, Plan B went into effect, in Sri Lanka.

[@MickeyKuyo]

Absolutlely Nothing indicates that.

[@seabreeze7378]

@@MickeyKuyoand ‘Michelle’ obama just happened to be on a boat in the river watching and recording it 🙄

[@Alexroux78]

are you assuming god set the church on fire on purpose ???

[@MickeyKuyo]

@@seabreeze7378 1. If it was true we would have tons of images of it proving it. Show me them. 2. If it’s true, What’s the point ? Everybody around was filming. Madame Obama has absolutly the right to be on the Seine river, She has the right to be on a boat , and it’s logical to record when assisting such event. Accusation on her tell me more about accusers than about her.

[@RichardPeterShon]

Its the house of Mother Mary. Disappointing report from sixty minutes.

[@thexfile.]

Notre Dame has the new god smell.

[@eliwithgod4848]

No, not to the glory of France. It's to the glory of the Living, Almighty God!

[@briancornish5857]

THE GREATEST TEMPLE HAS ALREADY BEEN GLORIOUSLY RESTORED CENTURIES and CENTURIES AGO BY THE HOLY SPIRIT…JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF…🕊️✝️🌈

[@shanecoleman7114]

By who? 😅 The man they created for a simple book they named the bible. It's about as real as the scientology books written by a loon who more science fiction in life never once making a second draft. Being paid a penny per word 😂

[@anastaziajade4604]

An illegal worker started the fire..by “accident”

[@الهام-خ8ب]

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[@trepan4944]

DEUS VULT. Notre Dame stands!

[@fredflintstone8817]

A Billion Dollars from privet donations... How much did the Trillion dollar Catholic Church (Corporation) invest back into reconstruction...? Just asking...

[@MrMustang13]

What’s so hard to understand about the churches wealth being in it’s properties, art and priceless artifacts? It doesn’t have much cash.

[@Subressources]

Since 1789, Notre dame is the property of French State and Citizens of France, not Catholic Church !

[@alainprostbis]

churchs and cathedrals are properties of the state in France. the donations did not go to the catholic church. but deep down, the cathedral was rebuilt so i guess the process did work.

[@fredflintstone8817]

@@MrMustang13 Please tell me you’re not this naive? The Catholic Church is a Corporation. The Catholic Church is worth Billion$, just in investments alone, not including the Art, Gold, Silver, and Ancient Artifacts, they’ve acquired (Mistaken) over the centuries. The Catholic Church has 100’s of million$ in gas and oil stocks/investments alone. Don’t take my word for it. Look it up yourself….

[@fredflintstone8817]

@@alainprostbis You still didn't answer my question... How much did the Catholic Church alone, invest (donate) back into the reconstruction of Notre Dame..? I would assume they must have contributed something..?.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

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[@oxyman83]

MVEMENT -😜🤪😝🤑👿 GOTT

[@samyako9701]

❤Jesus is God ✝️