Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre-Dame Cathedral
null By William McGurnDec. 11, 2023 6:12 pm ETParisians gathered at the Pont de la Tournelle near Notre Dame Cathedral to sing hymns, after a huge fire destroyed much of the structure’s roof and spire. Image: AFP/GettyEven covered in scaffolding, Notre-Dame awes. Since the devastating fire on April 15, 2019, the cathedral has sat on its isle in the Seine, wounded and brooding.But also triumphant: At long last Parisians can make out the spire behind the scaffolding. Its precipitous fall was arguably the most heartbreaking image from the fire. So although the official reopening is a year off, this milestone comes as an early Christmas gift.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8About this articleMain Street“Main Street” aims to bring home the radical strengths and beauty of the American experiment, most keenly for those without wealth or connections. The column appears each Monday night online, and in Tuesday’s paper. William McGu
Dec. 11, 2023 6:12 pm ET
Even covered in scaffolding, Notre-Dame awes. Since the devastating fire on April 15, 2019, the cathedral has sat on its isle in the Seine, wounded and brooding.
But also triumphant: At long last Parisians can make out the spire behind the scaffolding. Its precipitous fall was arguably the most heartbreaking image from the fire. So although the official reopening is a year off, this milestone comes as an early Christmas gift.
Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
About this article
William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. And in the mid-1990s, he was Washington Bureau Chief for National Review.
Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter"). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communications from Boston University.
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