Under the paving stones the lead, on the paving stones the asphalt
Notre-Dame de Paris
Press release no. 18
The Maurice Carême promenade (150 metres long, 4 metres wide) between Notre-Dame and the Seine will be disfigured.
(Français) Plainte Notre-Dame de Paris – Désignation d’une juge d’instruction (+ rectificatif)
The leaded Notre-Dame’s square
Notre-Dame de Paris
Press release no. 16
On Friday 14 May 2021, the Agence Régionale de Santé (Regional Health Agency) issued a press release stating that an increase in lead levels in the forecourt of Notre-Dame de Paris had been detected since 26 April. After a clumsy ‘wash down’, which did not specify whether the water was collected or poured into the gutters and the Seine, the levels continued to rise, reaching a very high peak of 34,609 µg/m2 in the centre of the forecourt (ARS press release).
Cathedral fires
Notre-Dame de Paris
Press release no. 14
Cathedrals and other historic places of worship are vulnerable to accidental fire and malicious damage. Robin des Bois is calling on the Prime Minister, the Minister for Culture and the Minister for the Interior, who have announced that they will be visiting the cathedral of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Nantes this afternoon, to officially and immediately renounce any identical reconstruction of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, and in particular the use of lead. Despite the professionalism and courage of the firefighters, these fires can disperse toxic dust for local residents and the environment.
