Did you watch the grand opening of Notre Dame? I didn't even know it was happening till I turned the T.V. on, then I was mesmerized! So for those of you who didn't see it, here you go. Photos are from our T.V. Light show are from the web.
It started with the Archbishop of France knocking on the door three times.
The firemen and rescue workers who worked so hard to put the fire out were honored!
You can see them in the crowd in red in the upper right corner.
The organ is the biggest in the world, with thousands of pipes. Yet they only showed the keyboards!
The altar
Beautiful windows
They spelled out Merci in lights to thank the over 150 countries who had donated money to rebuild it.
My favorite is the light show.
“Beauty
is not generic, bland, and clinical. It isn’t all things to all people. The
Cathedral of Notre Dame in its endlessly intricate detail was beautiful. Modern
office buildings are not.”
Michael
J. Knowles
15 comments:
Beautiful!
I didn't see it but I heard about it. It's wonderful!
We don't have TV, so thank you!
I did not know it was on TV, bob probably did, but would not watch it, if I had seen it I would have watched too. the light show is magnificent as is the cathedral.
So much celebration!
I'm sorry but I missed this. I must have been magnificent to watch.
I watched it and glad it reopened. It was quite 'colorful".
Thank you, Ginny! I missed this and am so thankful you shared these photos! What a beautiful tribute to such a magnificent place!
Gorgeous and the rebuild is magnificent to say the least. Thanks for sharing a moment in history with us,
Sue
I missed seeing it live, but I’m so glad I came across this while waiting for my carpet cleaning in reno nv. The photos and descriptions make it sound absolutely breathtaking. What a beautiful way to celebrate such a magnificent place
What a grand moment this is. The organ is wonderful. The alter is beautiful. And the stained glass window! The Merci lit up is a nice and thoughtful thing to do. Nel visited the Cathedral of Notre Dame many years ago. Such a wonderful experience for her.
~Sheri
I was greatly saddened about the fire but it is joyful to see it reopened again. My family and I were in Paris in 2014. We went inside and we heard the choir singing. It was truly magnificent. You took great photos Ginny and that quote was perfect.
"Did you watch the grand opening of Notre Dame?"
Yes, I did so amazing.
All the best Jan
WOW!!! And I Love the quote.
I did not know either!
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