Proposed Notre Dame Revamp Sparks Controversy
Proposals by Catholic church officials to restore the Notre Dame have ruffled the feathers of some critics.
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Critics are fearing the new Notre Dame will be more “Disneyland” instead of “revered church”. A new tourist-centric proposal to restore the interior of Notre Dame by Catholic church officials was presented during a video conference earlier this year.
The project was not formally announced, Father Gilles Drouin provided a small summary during the virtual conference in May which has been posted on YouTube.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the proposed changes include a “discovery trail” inside the building where it tells the story of the bible in different languages across different chapels, with each chapel dedicated to a different international culture. The last stop on the tour will be touching on environmental focus.
READ MORE: Should Notre Dame be constructed contemporarily or traditionally"
Image: Unsplash/Stephanie LeBlanc
Altars, classical sculptures, and confessional boxes will be replaced with modern murals and audio and light installations meant to take visitors on a journey from “darkness to light”. Father Drouin also plans to replace bulky straw chairs with luminous ?mobile benches? that can be removed to allow space for more visitors.
The proposal was backed by Michel Aupe...
The post Proposed Notre Dame Revamp Sparks Controversy appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Unsplash/Marcel Strauss
Critics are fearing the new Notre Dame will be more “Disneyland” instead of “revered church”. A new tourist-centric proposal to restore the interior of Notre Dame by Catholic church officials was presented during a video conference earlier this year.
The project was not formally announced, Father Gilles Drouin provided a small summary during the virtual conference in May which has been posted on YouTube.
According to the Daily Telegraph, the proposed changes include a “discovery trail” inside the building where it tells the story of the bible in different languages across different chapels, with each chapel dedicated to a different international culture. The last stop on the tour will be touching on environmental focus.
READ MORE: Should Notre Dame be constructed contemporarily or traditionally"
Image: Unsplash/Stephanie LeBlanc
Altars, classical sculptures, and confessional boxes will be replaced with modern murals and audio and light installations meant to take visitors on a journey from “darkness to light”. Father Drouin also plans to replace bulky straw chairs with luminous ?mobile benches? that can be removed to allow space for more visitors.
The proposal was backed by Michel Aupe...
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