Paris - Notre-Dame à travers le temps

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Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Olivier Chandez was the official clocksmith of the Notre Dame Cathedral. He tended to its antique central clock until a fire set the Cathedral ablaze in 2019. Olivier will take us back to a time before the fire for a special tour of one of the world’s most beloved Parisian landmarks.

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0:00.0	On a cold winter morning in 2022, Olivier Chandet stands in front of the cathedral of Notre-Dame
0:11.9	in Paris.
0:13.4	It's closed to the public, surrounded by construction vencing.
0:17.7	Olivier feels his chest tighten.
0:20.4	The cathedral still bears the scars of the fire of 2019.
0:24.8	As far as the cathedral is concerned, almost normal.
0:31.4	The structure was repaired and the footwork was removed.
0:36.5	But they remain closed and surrounded by big walls.
0:41.9	And above all, it still bears an important part of the buildings.
0:49.2	La flesche, the cathedral's spire, is the timber structure that once soared above Notre-Dame's
1:00.0	saints and gargoyles.
1:02.6	And it's missing.
1:04.7	This breaks Olivier's heart.
1:06.9	Like most parisians, he can't wait for the cathedral to reopen.
1:10.3	But the thing he's most excited to see again is a little known, precious object that was
1:15.1	once nestled within the roof structure.
1:18.2	This Notre-Dame's antique clock, sonor loge.
1:22.8	In my life, I had a very big chance of being chosen to do an extraordinary job.
1:31.6	The Notre-Dame's horoscope is very important for me.
1:36.1	All the Jews, for five years, I have been busy to ensure that it works perfectly.
1:44.1	Like he did it without interruption, since more than 150 years.
1:52.7	Olivier is the official clocksmith of Notre-Dame.
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