What might replace Notre Dame’s spire?
The New York Times has some suggestions…
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/arts/design/notre-dame-spire-designs.html
French Lawmakers Approve Steps
Restoring Notre Dame will be an unprecedented challenge for the government, which drafted a special bill for managing the huge project.
Firefighters should be tested for lead
Experts consulted by the environmental group Robin des Bois have warned that the flames that destroyed the roof and spire of the medieval edifice sent at least 300 tonnes of lead into the air above Paris.
Is Notre Dame worth it?
Maybe all the money pledged to restoring Notre Dame would be better spent on something else? and have a view.
There’s always cricket!
Sometimes when work on Notre Dame needs a little more thought there’s always cricket.
Make it right
The Association of Historical Monuments Restoration Companies represents 232 specialized companies including 94 masonry and stone cutting companies. The association intends to oppose all solutions that would use modern materials, such as a titanium roof or a concrete framework.
https://fsspx.news/en/news-events/news/notre-dame-restoration-warning-professionals-47636
Medieval stonemasons built well
Medieval stonemasons built soaring vaulted ceilings using techniques that are still not completely understood today.
Use builders with medieval skills
Not everyone wants the restoration
Perhaps the intense fire at Notre Dame last month was just a verdict of our civilisation.
The following article argues something along those lines.
How Keep Building a Cathedral Like Notre-Dame
But what burned away in Paris in April was a technical marvel, the height— literally — of 12th- and 13th-century engineering.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-build-and-keep-building-a-cathedral-like-notre-dame/