Studying Notre-Dame’s roof structure to learn about medieval weather

Studying Notre-Dame’s roof structure to learn about medieval weather

A heritage disaster, the fire at Notre-Dame in 2019 is also an opportunity to increase our knowledge: the wreckage of the famous cathedral is a precious witness to the past! This series follows the scientific worksite at Notre-Dame, where charred wood and metal parts reveal their secrets. In this first episode, we take a look at the framework…

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Charred timbers of the Notre-Dame de Paris roof structure after the fire in 2019. Alexa Dufraisse, Provided by the author