Author: Elsa Freyssenet

Whether it is about history, economics, energy, transport, politics, social struggles and societal movements, her inspiration is the human, its questions, its emotions, the tension between the principles and the hazards of life. Author of “Florange, la tragédie de la gauche” (Plon, 2013, with Valérie Astruc) and “Ça n’a aucun sens” (Plon, 2016).

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“Healing The Wounds” — Meet The Architect Who Led Notre-Dame’s Historic Restoration

All wearing workers' helmets, ​French President Emmanuel Macron and Chief architect Philippe Villeneuve with French Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak install the last structural element of the stool of the fleche at the restoration site in Notre-Dame, Paris, April 14, 2023.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chief architect Philippe Villeneuve with French Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak install the last structural element of the stool of the fleche at the restoration site in Notre-Dame, Paris, April 14, 2023. Tschaen Eric/Abaca via ZUMA Press

Ahead of the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris-based daily Les Echos talks with chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, who oversaw the five-year reconstruction project, about his work and what visitors can expect.

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