"Within the trusty rebuildin' o' Notre-Dame, where spirits be high 'n' mischief be hearty, matey!"
2024-12-06
Arrr, after Notre Dame was singed in 2019, Cap'n Macron swore to have it sailin' again in five years. Aye, a tall tale indeed! But lo and behold, Michael Kimmelman, the ship’s critic for The New York Times, reveals the grand repairs, settin' sail to the public on Dec. 8!
Arrr mateys! Gather 'round, fer I be tellin' ye the tale o' Notre Dame, the grand cathedral that caught fire in the year o' our Lord 2019, leavin' the good folks o' France in a right pickle! The fearless cap’n, President Emmanuel Macron, did proclaim a bold promise—a five-year timeline to restore the mighty structure, a task that seemed as likely as findin' a mermaid on a dock!But lo and behold, the winds o' fortune blew fair, and here we stand, at the cusp of glory! Michael Kimmelman, the esteemed architecture critic o' The New York Times, hath penned a fine account of this wondrous undertaking, leadin' us through the hidden nooks and crannies o' the faithful restoration. Aye, the crew has been workin’ their fingers to the bone, mendin’ stone and stained glass, all in the name o' beauty!
On the eighth day o' December, the doors be swingin' open once more, invitin' all ye landlubbers and salty sea dogs to behold the splendor of Notre Dame! So raise yer tankards high, for this be a tale o' triumph and tenacity, fit to make a pirate's heart swell with pride! Arrr!