EP 399: Paris History Avec a Hemingway (Notre Dame Bells)

Since the fire of Notre Dame, the great bells have remained silent except for a few monumental occasions. On April 15, 2019, as the fire spread from the roof and toward the facade there was a tiny window of time that almost led to the destruction of the cathedral. The bells hang in the wooden maze of the belfry of the towers. If the fire reached them, the timbers would quickly burn and the heavy bells would drop and take the entire facade with them. Luckily the pompiers were able to con...