Patrick Zachmann Statues covered with protective sheets. Before the reconstruction process of the Cathedral can start, the main priorities consist of disposing the rubble and securitize the infrastructure to avoid (...)
any further collapse. Paris, France. 25 June 2019. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Notre-Dame of Paris reconstruction process still under securisation. View from the top of the crane 80m high. A lift is carrying the operators to 50m and then there are the last 30m to climb on a s (...)
caffolding scale. Christian HAROUTOUNIAN, crane operator since 11 years and on NDP site since two months. "It's a dream to work here". Paris, France. 11 march 2020 © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Notre-Dame of Paris reconstruction process still under securisation. Selection of stones and steel, iron pieces removed from the cathedral after the fire. Some are burnt, damaged or re-usable. All (...)
are contamined by lead. Lise Leroux, research ingeneer specialised on stones and Aurélia Azema specialised on metal and lead both from LRMH (Laboratory of Research of Historical Monuments). (In red) MaximeL'Héritier, "Maitre de Conférence" at Paris VIII university specialised on metal and lead working here for the CNRS. (In white) Paris, France. 11 march 2020 © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann "Atelier MurAnèse", in the 187th discrict. Emma Isingrini-Groult, colored-glass restorer. Here cleaning a stain-glass window of Notre-Dame of Paris'cathedral, full of soot coming from the fire. It (...)
represents Dionysos, coming from the window 203 in the heart North part of the cathedral. Paris, France. 06th of march 2020. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Molten lead spattered on a wall. Notre-Dame de Paris' cathedral reconstruction process still under securisation step. General Goergelin, chief of the "Etablissement Public" created by Macron in cha (...)
rge of the direction of the reconstruction. Paris, France, 05th of February 2020. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann Notre-Dame cathedral, 04 december 2019. The huge scaffolding which was set up to restaure the spire has burnt in particular in the middle. The challenge is to remove each pieces of the 25000 iron t (...)
ubes without making the whole thing falling down which could break an arch. Here, the scaffolding seen from the south with workers setting up new tubes all around in order to reinforce the old one. Paris, France. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann A passerby observes the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Many commentators including this man have expressed disbelief that the reconstruction process will last only five years as expressed by French Presiden (...)
t Emmanuel Macron. Paris, France. 3 July 2019. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos