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Notre Dame Restoration - Episode 257

Notre Dame Restoration - Episode 257

On April 15, 2019, one of the world's most recogn…

Unprofessional Engineering

July 21, 202135m 16s

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Show Notes

On April 15, 2019, one of the world's most recognizable structures, the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, caught on fire, suffering significant damage. A restoration project has been underway ever since, with hopes of the cathedral reopening in some capacity by 2024. We dove in to try and understand what caused the fire to start in the first place, the hurdles that have to be overcome in the Notre Dame restoration project, and better understand the technology and engineering used to restore this amazing cathedral to its formal glory.