Inside Notre Dame Cathedral nearly 2 years after devastating fire l GMA

paris now and a rare look inside notre dame cathedral nearly two years after the devastating fire that reduced much of it to rubble james london went behind the scenes of the restoration effort he joins us now good morning james [Music] yeah good morning george it's extraordinary to think it's been almost two years since that fire that ripped through notre dame i was almost exactly here watching firefighters put out those dying embers but now we've got an up-close look i was right up there on that roof to see this heroic restoration project spring 2019 the world watched as the iconic notre dame cathedral burned oh my god it's spire crumbling in the flames this morning abc news with a rare look at the huge renovation project delayed by the pandemic back in full swing the majesty of this extraordinary place though hasn't dimmed stained glass windows intact jesus on the cross still here we're about 40 meters up here up on the roof this enormous hull that's where the spire crumbled take a look you can see the charred ends of what was once the oak vault that kept this part of the roof in place workers hanging precariously to secure the structure and away from the restoration we get to see how one of christianity's greatest treasures was saved when the fire broke out there was immediate concern for all the irreplaceable treasures of notre dame not least the crown of thorns that christians believe jesus wore on the cross as he died well it was here in the sacristy where towards the back of the church here behind that wall that is where the fire was raging and on that night a very brave church official came here to take it with him and to get out of the church notre dame will eventually welcome back these sacred artifacts as well as worshippers and visitors but the road ahead is long the plan is to have the roof on at least by 2024 that's when paris is due to host the olympics but the clock is certainly ticking george sure is okay james thanks very much well hey there gma fans robin roberts here thanks for checking out our youtube channel lots of great stuff here so go on click the subscribe button right over right over here to get more of awesome videos and content from gma every day anytime we thank you for watching and we'll see you in the morning on gma

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Length: 2min 33sec (153 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 17 2021