The Heart Was Saved
Experts were relieved to see that a majority of Notre Dame’s relics were luckily spared. Aline Magnien of the Historical Monuments Research Laboratory told Science magazine: “What matters isn’t the roof and vault so much as the sanctuary they protect. The heart of Notre-Dame has been saved.”
Restoration Begins
With the gargantuan task of renovating and rebuilding ahead of them, Magnien and her team began with determining how to stop any further destruction from happening. The group of 23 experts hoped to use their research in order to help assist the construction workers rebuild the cathedral safely.