The Restoration Project
The Restoration Project
CBC News Shows The Wear and Tear Notre-Dame Has Endured
The 200-year-old basilica has endured Montreal weather and a devastating fire. It’s been the backdrop of a celebrity wedding and a visit from the Pope. The major, multi-year renovation cost an estimated $50 million.
The 200-year-old basilica has endured Montreal weather and a devastating fire. It’s been the backdrop of a celebrity wedding and a visit from the Pope. The major, multi-year renovation cost an estimated $50 million.
As the masterpiece of neo-Gothic architecture marks 200 years since its first stones were laid, restoration experts are repairing two centuries of wear, water infiltration and Montreal winters.