Regarding restoration of the cathedral, the news was reporting this morning that there are no trees left in France that are large enough to replace the wood beams lost to the fire. I suppose what this means is they will need to go outside of France to find them, change the species of wood used (if there is an alternative) or change the composition of the beam to something more modern (like a laminated beam). Restoration is going to be a long term project and I wonder if the ultimate decision will be to replicate the original as closely as possible or take the opportunity to make some changes. Would it be the Church or the French government making the decision I wonder?
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