Song, prayer and tribute mark reopening of Notre Dame cathedral – as it happened
Diplomacy took centre stage in evening of celebration, with 1,500 dignitaries including Donald Trump, Jill Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy presentNotre Dame rises from the ashes at last: world leaders join embattled Macron for grand reopeningRepresentatives from various faith groups have been invited to tonight’s ceremony as well as tomorrow’s mass, underscoring the tremendous significance of this moment for the country.Here’s what several of them told newspaper Le Monde today:This is anything but an ordinary day, even for us … It’s a setting that encourages introspection, whether you’re Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or atheist.”I’m proud and honored to take part in this day. And I think that all Muslims feel involved, as do all French people.”I’m thrilled that this building has received so much attention from the nation. It’s a form of recognition for the noble nature of worship when it involves silence, prayer and welcoming people.”The first stone of Notre Dame was laid in 1163.The bell that will be used to signal the start of the service weighs 13 tons. The bell has a name – Emmanuel – given to it by King Louis XIV after it was cast in 1683. It rings in F sharp.Inside the cathedral, abouty 42,000 square metres of stonework were cleaned during the renovation – an area equivalent to roughly six football pitches.Notre Dame’s great organ, which will be heard in public tonight for the first time since the 2019 fire, has 7,952 pipes – the largest is as broad as a human torso; the smallest is no larger than a pen.The renovated giant console that controls the great organ has five keyboards of 56 notes each, foot pedals for 30 notes and 115 stops. Continue reading...
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Diplomacy took centre stage in evening of celebration, with 1,500 dignitaries including Donald Trump, Jill Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy present
Representatives from various faith groups have been invited to tonight’s ceremony as well as tomorrow’s mass, underscoring the tremendous significance of this moment for the country.
Here’s what several of them told newspaper Le Monde today:
This is anything but an ordinary day, even for us … It’s a setting that encourages introspection, whether you’re Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or atheist.”
I’m proud and honored to take part in this day. And I think that all Muslims feel involved, as do all French people.”
I’m thrilled that this building has received so much attention from the nation. It’s a form of recognition for the noble nature of worship when it involves silence, prayer and welcoming people.”
The first stone of Notre Dame was laid in 1163.
The bell that will be used to signal the start of the service weighs 13 tons. The bell has a name – Emmanuel – given to it by King Louis XIV after it was cast in 1683. It rings in F sharp.
Inside the cathedral, abouty 42,000 square metres of stonework were cleaned during the renovation – an area equivalent to roughly six football pitches.
Notre Dame’s great organ, which will be heard in public tonight for the first time since the 2019 fire, has 7,952 pipes – the largest is as broad as a human torso; the smallest is no larger than a pen.
The renovated giant console that controls the great organ has five keyboards of 56 notes each, foot pedals for 30 notes and 115 stops. Continue reading...
