Four oaks, one sacred destiny: Recreating Notre Dame's spire

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

JUPILLES, France -- Four French oaks that have been standing for hundreds of years in a once-royal forest now have a sacred destiny. Felled Tuesday in the Loire region's Forest of Berce, they have been selected to reconstruct Notre Dame Cathedral's fallen spire.

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