“Notre-Dame de Paris l’universelle”, an enlightening podcast from the newspaper La Croix

The event is anticipated around the world. The reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, on Saturday December 7 and Sunday December 8, 2024, is arousing interest that goes well beyond borders. But where does the attachment of the French, like foreign tourists, to the “parish of the Nation” come from? In this new series of podcasts dedicated to the cathedral, the newspaper La Croix (daily newspaper of the Bayard group, of which Le Pèlerin is also part) explores the history of Notre Dame de Paris in a very instructive way.

Wisely, the microphone is sometimes held out to specialists in art history and heritage, sometimes to simple onlookers. The listener allows himself to be carried away, as if he himself were at the foot of this great lady, his eyes fixed on the facade.

To answer all these questions, welcome historical reminders tell the story of the construction of the monument, the details of the Gothic architecture which aroused so much imagination, particularly among the Romantics…. A fascinating story whose story has not yet finished being written.