Toppled spire refurbishment begins
法巴黎聖母院開始修復
The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Paris' scorched Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Berce forest in the French Loire region, church officials said.
巴黎聖母院官員近日表示,首批用以重建被燒燬的巴黎聖母院塔尖的8棵橡樹已從法國盧瓦爾河地區的Berce森林中選定。
The iconic, 96-meter spire was completely destroyed in the fire that ravaged the Paris monument in 2019.
2019年,歷史古蹟巴黎聖母院突發大火,其上方高96米的標誌性塔尖在大火中轟然倒塌。
It was made by architect Viollet-le-Duc in 1859.
這是1859年建築師維優雷·勒·杜克負責修建的。
The first oaks measure around one meter in diameter.
第一批橡樹的直徑約為1米。
Officials said the 1,000 oaks that are needed to fully rebuild the spire are all scheduled to be cut by the end of March.
官員們表示,全面修復塔尖需要1000棵橡樹,計劃在3月底前全部砍伐完畢。