Crouching on a scaffolding, 40 meters above the ground, Simon Pellegrin touches the battlements which crown the southwest tower. A five-centimeter piece remains in his hands. “This is where we are most exposed to rain and wind, and this soft limestone ended up crumbling… Imagine the damage that could have done! » On this hot May morning, this representative of the Comte company takes stock of the work of the masons at work on the roofs of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, where a large-scale restoration began in the spring.
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