Notre Dame’s appearance hasn’t always been treated with such reverence. During the French Revolution, the cathedral was used as a storehouse, and statues of biblical kings on the facade were beheaded ...
Villeneuve detailed the historic effort he led to restore the 862-year-old cathedral. The fire had burned large portions of the Notre Dame’s centuries-old timber roof, causing its lead-covered spire ...
On March 10, France's Chief Architect of Historic Monuments Phillip Villeneuve detailed the 5-year effort to restore Notre Dame after it caught fire in 2019. Sharing the stage with Villeneuve was ...