For Notre-Dame, lessons from a fire-damaged New York cathedral
People drive past the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York/ FILE PHOTO: People drive past the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Before the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris can begin, engineers may have to tap nearly every stone in the cathedral and listen for subtle sounds of damage, according to specialists who repaired one of the largest cathedrals in the world in New York after a devastating 2001 fire. The rebuilding is unlikely to be quick, warned ...
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