“Belle": Beauty, Creation and Faith triumph. The world saw Notre Dame Cathedral after its restoration for the first time (photo)...
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Five years after the catastrophic fire that turned Notre Dame Cathedral into a smoldering shell, journalists saw the fully restored interiors of the Gothic masterpiece for the first time. And, as they write, the transformation is simply breathtaking: light dances on the shiny stone, gilded accents shine and the greatness of the iconic monument is reborn anew. Why, amid the horrors of our war, the abyss of Ukrainian grief and growing despair, are we so moved by this news?
For the older generation, Notre Dame de Paris is a cult novel by Victor Hugo and an equally cult movie of the same name (1956), starring the greatest actors of the twentieth century - Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, and Alain Cuny.
It is a stunning anthem of Love, Devotion and Life, despite the tragic fate of the main characters.
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